Borut Trpin
@boruttrpin.bsky.social
Philosopher, curious about how we reason and make sense of science.
Assistant professor at Uni Ljubljana, PI at Uni Maribor.
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Assistant professor at Uni Ljubljana, PI at Uni Maribor.
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The 2026 application round for the MA in Logic and Philosophy of Science at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social is now open. Please help us spread the word. www.philosophie.lmu.de/en/study/deg...
Master in Logic and Philosophy of Science
Our Master (MA) program in Logic and Philosophy of Science was founded in October 2012. It is an international MA program of the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Studies at L...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The 2026 application round for the MA in Logic and Philosophy of Science at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social is now open. Please help us spread the word. www.philosophie.lmu.de/en/study/deg...
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New on the Archive:
Sikimić, Vlasta (2025) Fair or Flawed? Rethinking Grant Review with Generative AI. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27232/
Sikimić, Vlasta (2025) Fair or Flawed? Rethinking Grant Review with Generative AI. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27232/
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New on the Archive:
Sikimić, Vlasta (2025) Fair or Flawed? Rethinking Grant Review with Generative AI. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27232/
Sikimić, Vlasta (2025) Fair or Flawed? Rethinking Grant Review with Generative AI. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27232/
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What a successful kick-off of the PSA around the World - Eastern Europe! So many super interesting talks. Kudos to @tmarvan.bsky.social, @magdalenamalecka.bsky.social, @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social for such a great job at organizing it! Looking forward to the next one on 14 Nov.
Check out the schedule of the online conference PSA Around the World Eastern Europe (pm of Nov 6,14,22). A collaboration between @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it showcases #philsci from, about, and otherwise connected to the region. Wonderful names and titles, looking forward!
www.philsci.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
What a successful kick-off of the PSA around the World - Eastern Europe! So many super interesting talks. Kudos to @tmarvan.bsky.social, @magdalenamalecka.bsky.social, @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social for such a great job at organizing it! Looking forward to the next one on 14 Nov.
Excited (and a bit daunted) to be part of a remarkable keynote lineup at Theoretical Rationality and Practical Reason conference at Sofia University next May.
Abstract submissions are open until January 1, 2026.
philevents.org/event/show/1...
Abstract submissions are open until January 1, 2026.
philevents.org/event/show/1...
Theoretical Rationality and Practical Reason
The division of theoretical and practical philosophy was codified by Kant, who set aside the kingdom of natural necessity and the kingdom of moral ends. The last centuries saw gradual erosion of this ...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Excited (and a bit daunted) to be part of a remarkable keynote lineup at Theoretical Rationality and Practical Reason conference at Sofia University next May.
Abstract submissions are open until January 1, 2026.
philevents.org/event/show/1...
Abstract submissions are open until January 1, 2026.
philevents.org/event/show/1...
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How to conceptualise research environments for transdisciplinary work? How do researchers negotiate such spaces, and with which implications for knowledge produced? @rosetrappes.bsky.social and I answered by proposing the idea of "multiplex research environments"! See: rdcu.be/eN8ie #philsci
Research in the multiplex: navigating tensions and opportunities in transdisciplinary environments
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November 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
How to conceptualise research environments for transdisciplinary work? How do researchers negotiate such spaces, and with which implications for knowledge produced? @rosetrappes.bsky.social and I answered by proposing the idea of "multiplex research environments"! See: rdcu.be/eN8ie #philsci
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If logic is your thing. Free download for two weeks
Nonmonotonic Logic
Cambridge Core - Logic - Nonmonotonic Logic
www.cambridge.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If logic is your thing. Free download for two weeks
Just published: Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry, Synthese (with @martinjustin.bsky.social).
TL,DR: coherence considerations can be good or bad in scientific inquiry. Our paper suggests how to determine when it is the former rather than the latter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
TL,DR: coherence considerations can be good or bad in scientific inquiry. Our paper suggests how to determine when it is the former rather than the latter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Coherence as a constraint on scientific inquiry - Synthese
We investigate the epistemic role of coherence in scientific reasoning, focusing on its use as a heuristic for filtering evidence. Using a novel computational model based on Bayesian networks, we simulate agents who update their beliefs under varying levels of noise and bias. Some agents treat reductions in coherence as higher-order evidence and interpret such drops as signals that something has gone epistemically awry, even when the source of error is unclear. Our results show that this strategy can improve belief accuracy in noisy environments but tends to mislead when evidence is systematically biased. We explore the implications for the rationality of coherence-based reasoning in science.
link.springer.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Just published: Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry, Synthese (with @martinjustin.bsky.social).
TL,DR: coherence considerations can be good or bad in scientific inquiry. Our paper suggests how to determine when it is the former rather than the latter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
TL,DR: coherence considerations can be good or bad in scientific inquiry. Our paper suggests how to determine when it is the former rather than the latter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Quick reminder: the deadline for submissions to the EJPS TC “Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry”, which I’m co-editing with @boruttrpin.bsky.social, is December 1, 2025.
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Addressing it requires an unprecedented level of collaboration and engagement between ...
link.springer.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Quick reminder: the deadline for submissions to the EJPS TC “Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry”, which I’m co-editing with @boruttrpin.bsky.social, is December 1, 2025.
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
More info here: link.springer.com/collections/...
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A weirdly underappreciated problem about Inference to the Best Explanation is how it can handle uncertain evidence. This new paper, now forthcoming in Philosophy of Science, proposes a strategy for doing that (and argues that Einstein may have used it). #philsky #philsci
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
Inferring to the Best Explanation from Uncertain Evidence | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
Inferring to the Best Explanation from Uncertain Evidence
doi.org
September 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A weirdly underappreciated problem about Inference to the Best Explanation is how it can handle uncertain evidence. This new paper, now forthcoming in Philosophy of Science, proposes a strategy for doing that (and argues that Einstein may have used it). #philsky #philsci
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
doi.org/10.1017/psa....
Our paper "Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry" (with @martinjustin.bsky.social), has just been accepted in Synthese.
We model when treating drops in coherence as higher-order evidence helps (noisy settings) vs. misleads (biased evidence).
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26685/
We model when treating drops in coherence as higher-order evidence helps (noisy settings) vs. misleads (biased evidence).
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26685/
Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry - PhilSci-Archive
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
September 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our paper "Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry" (with @martinjustin.bsky.social), has just been accepted in Synthese.
We model when treating drops in coherence as higher-order evidence helps (noisy settings) vs. misleads (biased evidence).
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26685/
We model when treating drops in coherence as higher-order evidence helps (noisy settings) vs. misleads (biased evidence).
Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26685/
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Don't forget to register for PSA Around the World 2025! This year spotlights Eastern & Central Europe 🌍
📅 The conference will take place:
Thu, Nov 6 (3–6:15pm CET)
Fri, Nov 14 (3–6:15pm CET)
Sat, Nov 22 (3–6:30pm CET)
🔗 Register here:
📅 The conference will take place:
Thu, Nov 6 (3–6:15pm CET)
Fri, Nov 14 (3–6:15pm CET)
Sat, Nov 22 (3–6:30pm CET)
🔗 Register here:
Philosophy of Science Association
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September 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Don't forget to register for PSA Around the World 2025! This year spotlights Eastern & Central Europe 🌍
📅 The conference will take place:
Thu, Nov 6 (3–6:15pm CET)
Fri, Nov 14 (3–6:15pm CET)
Sat, Nov 22 (3–6:30pm CET)
🔗 Register here:
📅 The conference will take place:
Thu, Nov 6 (3–6:15pm CET)
Fri, Nov 14 (3–6:15pm CET)
Sat, Nov 22 (3–6:30pm CET)
🔗 Register here:
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Just registered for PSA Around the World Eastern Europe. Hope you do too! Organised by @philsci.bsky.social with @eenphilsci.bsky.social this online conference over three afternoons in November covers the past and the present of #philsci in Eastern n Central Europe (where it arguably started!)
PSA Around the World 2025 - Philosophy of Science Association
www.philsci.org
August 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Just registered for PSA Around the World Eastern Europe. Hope you do too! Organised by @philsci.bsky.social with @eenphilsci.bsky.social this online conference over three afternoons in November covers the past and the present of #philsci in Eastern n Central Europe (where it arguably started!)
Gabriel (@gabrieltarziu.bsky.social) and I are guest editing a topical collection for EJPS on Understanding Climate Change. Submissions on the epistemology of climate science, policy, and public reasoning are welcome.
Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 → link.springer.com/collections/...
Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 → link.springer.com/collections/...
Understanding Climate Change: A Multifaceted Inquiry
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Addressing it requires an unprecedented level of collaboration and engagement between ...
link.springer.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Gabriel (@gabrieltarziu.bsky.social) and I are guest editing a topical collection for EJPS on Understanding Climate Change. Submissions on the epistemology of climate science, policy, and public reasoning are welcome.
Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 → link.springer.com/collections/...
Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 → link.springer.com/collections/...
During my PhD, I raised an objection to Jeffrey conditionalisation (Phil Studies). Andrew Doppenberg has now published an excellent reply that defends JC. It’s gratifying to see the debate continue, even when critical of my old work - and reassuring that JC remains robust.
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
Jeffrey conditionalization: against caution - Philosophical Studies
Borut Trpin has raised a novel objection to Jeffrey conditionalization (JC). He argues that JC can lead to increasing confidence in a false hypothesis, based on non-misleading observations. But I show...
link.springer.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
During my PhD, I raised an objection to Jeffrey conditionalisation (Phil Studies). Andrew Doppenberg has now published an excellent reply that defends JC. It’s gratifying to see the debate continue, even when critical of my old work - and reassuring that JC remains robust.
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
Our symposium The Legacy of the Vienna Circle a Century On takes place on 4–5 December 2025 at the University of Maribor, Slovenia.
Join us in revisiting the Vienna Circle’s ideas and their relevance for today’s philosophy.
Abstracts due by 10 October.
Welcome!
philevents.org/event/show/1...
Join us in revisiting the Vienna Circle’s ideas and their relevance for today’s philosophy.
Abstracts due by 10 October.
Welcome!
philevents.org/event/show/1...
The Legacy of the Vienna Circle a Century On
Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, SloveniaDecember 4, 2025(possibly continuing on December 5)
This symposium marks a century since the intellectual height of the Vienna Circle, whose members hel...
philevents.org
August 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our symposium The Legacy of the Vienna Circle a Century On takes place on 4–5 December 2025 at the University of Maribor, Slovenia.
Join us in revisiting the Vienna Circle’s ideas and their relevance for today’s philosophy.
Abstracts due by 10 October.
Welcome!
philevents.org/event/show/1...
Join us in revisiting the Vienna Circle’s ideas and their relevance for today’s philosophy.
Abstracts due by 10 October.
Welcome!
philevents.org/event/show/1...
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In November, we are hosting a graduate conference in social epistemology in Maribor. You can send you abstracts till end of August!
philevents.org/event/show/1...
philevents.org/event/show/1...
Philosophy Students’ Symposium 2025
The Department of Philosophy (Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor), its students, and The Slovenian Society for Analytic Philosophy (DAF) are honoured to invite any graduate and PhD students to the...
philevents.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM
In November, we are hosting a graduate conference in social epistemology in Maribor. You can send you abstracts till end of August!
philevents.org/event/show/1...
philevents.org/event/show/1...
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Here is a summer read from the MCMP.
Is a final theory of everything still the goal—or has science moved on? In this piece for IAI, I reflect on what effective field theories teach us about explanation, emergence, and realism.
🔗 iai.tv/articles/a-t...
#PhilosophyOfScience #EFTs #Reductionism #Emergence #Realism #ScienceThreads
🔗 iai.tv/articles/a-t...
#PhilosophyOfScience #EFTs #Reductionism #Emergence #Realism #ScienceThreads
A theory of everything will never work at all scales
iai.tv
July 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Here is a summer read from the MCMP.
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Turns out you can remain dogmatic if you also randomize your research strategy.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
The Mix Matters: Exploring the Interplay Between Epistemic and Zetetic Norms in Scientific Disagreement | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science: Vol 0, No ja
www.journals.uchicago.edu
July 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Turns out you can remain dogmatic if you also randomize your research strategy.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
@martinjustin.bsky.social and I also published this paper in the CogSci25 proceedings: escholarship.org/uc/item/0668...
We examine how coherence-based reasoning affects belief updating under uncertainty. It helps agents resist noise but can backfire when evidence is systematically misleading.
We examine how coherence-based reasoning affects belief updating under uncertainty. It helps agents resist noise but can backfire when evidence is systematically misleading.
Coherence-Based Evidence Filtering: A Computational Exploration
Author(s): Justin, Martin; Trpin, Borut | Abstract: This study explores the role of coherence-based reasoning in belief updating within uncertain environments. We develop a novel computational model w...
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July 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@martinjustin.bsky.social and I also published this paper in the CogSci25 proceedings: escholarship.org/uc/item/0668...
We examine how coherence-based reasoning affects belief updating under uncertainty. It helps agents resist noise but can backfire when evidence is systematically misleading.
We examine how coherence-based reasoning affects belief updating under uncertainty. It helps agents resist noise but can backfire when evidence is systematically misleading.
🚨 New paper out (just accepted)!
"The Mix Matters: Exploring the Interplay Between Epistemic and Zetetic Norms in Scientific Disagreement" by @martinjustin.bsky.social, Dunja Šešelja, Christian Straßer & me.
Forthcoming in The BJPS: doi.org/10.1086/737742
"The Mix Matters: Exploring the Interplay Between Epistemic and Zetetic Norms in Scientific Disagreement" by @martinjustin.bsky.social, Dunja Šešelja, Christian Straßer & me.
Forthcoming in The BJPS: doi.org/10.1086/737742
The Mix Matters: Exploring the Interplay Between Epistemic and Zetetic Norms in Scientific Disagreement | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science: Vol 0, No ja
doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
🚨 New paper out (just accepted)!
"The Mix Matters: Exploring the Interplay Between Epistemic and Zetetic Norms in Scientific Disagreement" by @martinjustin.bsky.social, Dunja Šešelja, Christian Straßer & me.
Forthcoming in The BJPS: doi.org/10.1086/737742
"The Mix Matters: Exploring the Interplay Between Epistemic and Zetetic Norms in Scientific Disagreement" by @martinjustin.bsky.social, Dunja Šešelja, Christian Straßer & me.
Forthcoming in The BJPS: doi.org/10.1086/737742
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#Gaza is often described as an open-air prison. That analogy is no longer accurate: prisoners are not systematically shot, bombed, and starved to death.
Gaza is now an open-air death camp.
Gaza is now an open-air death camp.
Mass starvation spreads across Gaza | MSF
More than 100 organisations are sounding the alarm to allow lifesaving aid into Gaza.
www.msf.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#Gaza is often described as an open-air prison. That analogy is no longer accurate: prisoners are not systematically shot, bombed, and starved to death.
Gaza is now an open-air death camp.
Gaza is now an open-air death camp.
Happy to share that my first PhD student Martin Justin has just published his paper, solo-authored and in his first year, in Episteme! He offers a sharp and timely defense of conciliationism in the peer disagreement debate. See link for details.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
More Hope for Conciliationism | Episteme | Cambridge Core
More Hope for Conciliationism
www.cambridge.org
June 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Happy to share that my first PhD student Martin Justin has just published his paper, solo-authored and in his first year, in Episteme! He offers a sharp and timely defense of conciliationism in the peer disagreement debate. See link for details.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Cool news: a paper Mariangela Zoe Cocchiaro and I wrote, "The Puzzle of Scientific Disagreement" just got accepted at the European Journal for Philosophy of Science!
Preprint's up here if you wanna check it out: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/25256/
Preprint's up here if you wanna check it out: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/25256/
The Puzzle of Scientific Disagreement - PhilSci-Archive
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
May 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Cool news: a paper Mariangela Zoe Cocchiaro and I wrote, "The Puzzle of Scientific Disagreement" just got accepted at the European Journal for Philosophy of Science!
Preprint's up here if you wanna check it out: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/25256/
Preprint's up here if you wanna check it out: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/25256/
In case you happen to be in Reykjavík next week, you are kindly invited to come to my talk on the role of full belief!
English: english.hi.is/lunch-talk-p...
Icelandic: hi.is/vidburdir/ha...
English: english.hi.is/lunch-talk-p...
Icelandic: hi.is/vidburdir/ha...
Lunch Talk in Philosophy: Borut Trpin, “Affirming Beliefs”
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April 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In case you happen to be in Reykjavík next week, you are kindly invited to come to my talk on the role of full belief!
English: english.hi.is/lunch-talk-p...
Icelandic: hi.is/vidburdir/ha...
English: english.hi.is/lunch-talk-p...
Icelandic: hi.is/vidburdir/ha...
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