Georg Gangl
@ggangl.bsky.social
Philosopher of historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social. Likes narrative, evidence and evidence-based narrative. Versucht, "auch einmal auf dem Kopfe zu gehen" (Hegel).
https://philpeople.org/profiles/georg-gangl
https://philpeople.org/profiles/georg-gangl
This is bound to be an interesting talk about a current hot-topic in the philosophy of history. Come and join us on December 2!
On December 2, Efraim Wallach (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) will give the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" in our joint research seminar. There will be more information soon. All welcome and save the date!
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is bound to be an interesting talk about a current hot-topic in the philosophy of history. Come and join us on December 2!
Reposted by Georg Gangl
Next Monday (24.11), the Centre's director Aviezer Tucker will give the talk "Historiographic Epistemology" at the conference "Apologie pour le métier d'historien: Quoi de neuf? or Historical experience and its epistemological sublimation" in Paris. More information: www.inalco.fr/en/events/ap....
Apologie pour le métier d'historien: Quoi de neuf? or Historical experience and its epistemological sublimation | Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales
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November 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Next Monday (24.11), the Centre's director Aviezer Tucker will give the talk "Historiographic Epistemology" at the conference "Apologie pour le métier d'historien: Quoi de neuf? or Historical experience and its epistemological sublimation" in Paris. More information: www.inalco.fr/en/events/ap....
Great talk and discussion. Big recommendation!
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework" that @hhenriikka.bsky.social gave two weeks ago in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVZP....
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
Henriikka Hannula "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework"
YouTube video by Centre for Philosophical Studies of History
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November 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Great talk and discussion. Big recommendation!
Recently, I reread Adorno’s “Spengler after the Demise”, published in English as “Spengler Today”, and Neurath’s “Anti-Spengler”. I intended to compare their critiques of Spengler, but in this post, I will only talk about Adorno’s critique. (I’ll focus on Neurath in a follow-up post.) (1/28)
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Recently, I reread Adorno’s “Spengler after the Demise”, published in English as “Spengler Today”, and Neurath’s “Anti-Spengler”. I intended to compare their critiques of Spengler, but in this post, I will only talk about Adorno’s critique. (I’ll focus on Neurath in a follow-up post.) (1/28)
Next week Tuesday (18.11, 12.30h), I will give the lecture "Introduction to the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences" in Ostrava as part of the international teaching week and the "Week of the Humanities". Come by if you're in Ostrava. More info here: tydenhumanitnichved.cz/kalendar/geo....
Georg Gangl - Introduction to the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences (Philosophy) | Týden humanitních věd
This lecture introduces students to the historical sciences and their philosophical foundations.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Next week Tuesday (18.11, 12.30h), I will give the lecture "Introduction to the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences" in Ostrava as part of the international teaching week and the "Week of the Humanities". Come by if you're in Ostrava. More info here: tydenhumanitnichved.cz/kalendar/geo....
Very interesting talk! I'm all for the idea of philosophical research programmes in the philosophy of history, and in the past I advocated for such a research programme on an evidentialist basis (see: philpapers.org/rec/GANTFO-6).
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk “Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research” that Robert Piercey gave last week with the Centre here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZsD...
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
Robert Piercey "Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research"
YouTube video by Centre for Philosophical Studies of History
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November 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Very interesting talk! I'm all for the idea of philosophical research programmes in the philosophy of history, and in the past I advocated for such a research programme on an evidentialist basis (see: philpapers.org/rec/GANTFO-6).
I am going to reread these two texts, Adorno’s “Spengler after the Demise” and Neurath’s “Anti-Spengler”. When I first read them, 20 years ago, I was much under the sway of Critical Theory and I sided with Adorno against both Neurath and Spengler. Let’s see where I will end up this time around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I am going to reread these two texts, Adorno’s “Spengler after the Demise” and Neurath’s “Anti-Spengler”. When I first read them, 20 years ago, I was much under the sway of Critical Theory and I sided with Adorno against both Neurath and Spengler. Let’s see where I will end up this time around.
Reposted by Georg Gangl
The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and David Černín, has been out for a month now. Here it is in the flesh, next to books of our recent visiting scholar. Get it (for your libraries)! More info: shorturl.at/BjNLi
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and David Černín, has been out for a month now. Here it is in the flesh, next to books of our recent visiting scholar. Get it (for your libraries)! More info: shorturl.at/BjNLi
Very interesting talk and discussion. Recommendation!
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History" that @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social gave last week in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTzv....
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
Marilynn Johnson "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History"
YouTube video by Centre for Philosophical Studies of History
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October 31, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Very interesting talk and discussion. Recommendation!
Reposted by Georg Gangl
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (30.10, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), @hhenriikka.bsky.social will give the talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework" in our joint research seminar. More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ex....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework
Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework
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October 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (30.10, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), @hhenriikka.bsky.social will give the talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework" in our joint research seminar. More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ex....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Reposted by Georg Gangl
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (28.10, 14h, Finnish time), Robert Piercey will give the hybrid talk "Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research" (Tellus Brisk and Zoom). More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/he....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research
Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research
www.oulu.fi
October 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (28.10, 14h, Finnish time), Robert Piercey will give the hybrid talk "Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research" (Tellus Brisk and Zoom). More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/he....
All welcome!
All welcome!
We indeed had a good time. Very interesting talk and discussions on various topics. Contact us if you'd also like to visit us in Ostrava😀.
This week, we welcomed @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social as a visitor. Next to the talk she gave, which will be uploaded to our Youtube Channel soon, the week was filled with discussions on the philosophy of archaeology, historical reenactment, and Taylor Swift, among other things. Good days!
October 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We indeed had a good time. Very interesting talk and discussions on various topics. Contact us if you'd also like to visit us in Ostrava😀.
Reposted by Georg Gangl
Next week Tuesday, we welcome Robert Piercey (University of Regina, Canada) to Oulu! He will give the hybrid talk "Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research" (Tellus Brisk and Zoom, 14h, Finnish time). More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/he....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research
Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research
www.oulu.fi
October 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Next week Tuesday, we welcome Robert Piercey (University of Regina, Canada) to Oulu! He will give the hybrid talk "Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research" (Tellus Brisk and Zoom, 14h, Finnish time). More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/he....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Sound like a great talk! Very much looking forward to Henriikka speaking in our research seminar next week (online via Zoom). For more info and the Zoom-link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ex...
October 24, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Sound like a great talk! Very much looking forward to Henriikka speaking in our research seminar next week (online via Zoom). For more info and the Zoom-link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ex...
Reposted by Georg Gangl
A final, friendly reminder: Tomorrow (23.10, 16/17h, Central-European/Finnish time), @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social will give the talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". The talk will be hybrid (Ostrava & Zoom). More info & Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ar...
Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History
Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History
www.oulu.fi
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A final, friendly reminder: Tomorrow (23.10, 16/17h, Central-European/Finnish time), @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social will give the talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". The talk will be hybrid (Ostrava & Zoom). More info & Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ar...
Yes, we'll have one talk this week and one talk next week in our research seminar, on archaeology as a historical science and historicism as a sense-making framework. Come and join us if you can. Two great events ahead!
After Marilynn Johnson's talk this Thursday, our research seminar will already continue next week (30.10) with @hhenriikka.bsky.social's online talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework". More info and the Zoom link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ex....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework
Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework
www.oulu.fi
October 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Yes, we'll have one talk this week and one talk next week in our research seminar, on archaeology as a historical science and historicism as a sense-making framework. Come and join us if you can. Two great events ahead!
Reposted by Georg Gangl
That's right! Join us today in week (23.10, 16h, Central European time) either in Ostrava or on Zoom for @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social's talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". More info below!
Today in a week (23.10, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social will give the talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". The talk will be hybrid (in Ostrava & on Zoom). More info: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ar....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History
Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History
www.oulu.fi
October 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
That's right! Join us today in week (23.10, 16h, Central European time) either in Ostrava or on Zoom for @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social's talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". More info below!
That's right, we welcome visiting scholars. Contact us, if you're interested in coming to Ostrava!
Last week, we had Leonidas Tsilipakos (University of Bristol) with us as visiting scholar. Leonidas gave a talk and we discussed a manuscript of his in our internal seminar, next to all kinds of social events. Our webpage is currently under reconstruction, but contact us if you also want to visit!
October 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
That's right, we welcome visiting scholars. Contact us, if you're interested in coming to Ostrava!
I'm very much looking forward to this talk. Marilynn Johnson proposes a less philo-of-science-y philosophy of archaeology, which is an interesting proposal. Join us if you can. All welcome!
Today in two weeks, the autumn edition of our joint research seminar PHO2 will begin with @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social's talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". The talk will be hybrid (in Ostrava & on Zoom). More info: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ar....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History
Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History
www.oulu.fi
October 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I'm very much looking forward to this talk. Marilynn Johnson proposes a less philo-of-science-y philosophy of archaeology, which is an interesting proposal. Join us if you can. All welcome!
Agreed, great talk and discussion which make we want to read Weber again.
Yesterday, visiting scholar Leonidas Tsilipakos (University of Bristol, UK) gave the talk "Max Weber: philosopher of historiography" with the Centre. It was a great talk with a very interesting discussion. One thing is sure, Weber deserves more attention in the philosophy of history.
October 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Agreed, great talk and discussion which make we want to read Weber again.
Reposted by Georg Gangl
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (7.10, 10h), visiting scholar Leonidas Tsilipakos (University of Bristol, UK) will give the talk "Max Weber: philosopher of historiography" with the Centre. More information below. All welcome!
October 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (7.10, 10h), visiting scholar Leonidas Tsilipakos (University of Bristol, UK) will give the talk "Max Weber: philosopher of historiography" with the Centre. More information below. All welcome!
This summer, I travelled to two places that brought the question of the meaning of history to the fore: Oradour-sur-Glane and Guernica. Both towns were the place of war crimes, and at least Guernica is etched into modern consciousness thanks to Picasso’s painting on the topic.
In Oradour...(1/12)
In Oradour...(1/12)
October 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This summer, I travelled to two places that brought the question of the meaning of history to the fore: Oradour-sur-Glane and Guernica. Both towns were the place of war crimes, and at least Guernica is etched into modern consciousness thanks to Picasso’s painting on the topic.
In Oradour...(1/12)
In Oradour...(1/12)
Very cool to see this! Aviezer Tucker and I just spoke about Schlick's idea of non-territorial states at a conference. More generally, this political theory is also known as panarchy; see: www.routledge.com/Panarchy-Pol....
And we are working on an English translation of Schlick's text.
And we are working on an English translation of Schlick's text.
October 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Very cool to see this! Aviezer Tucker and I just spoke about Schlick's idea of non-territorial states at a conference. More generally, this political theory is also known as panarchy; see: www.routledge.com/Panarchy-Pol....
And we are working on an English translation of Schlick's text.
And we are working on an English translation of Schlick's text.
Reposted by Georg Gangl
Yesterday, we had the book launch event for The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and @david-cernin.bsky.social. Check the handbook out here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbur.... And get it for your libraries!
October 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Yesterday, we had the book launch event for The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and @david-cernin.bsky.social. Check the handbook out here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbur.... And get it for your libraries!
I'm very much looking forward to Leonidas' visit to Ostrava! Max Weber is usually not discussed in the philosophy of historiography much at all, let alone as a philosopher of historiography.
Next week, we'll welcome Leonidas Tsilipakos (University of Bristol, UK) as a visiting scholar! During his stay, Leonidas will give the talk "Max Weber: philosopher of historiography" (7.10, 10h). For more information, please see below. All welcome!
September 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I'm very much looking forward to Leonidas' visit to Ostrava! Max Weber is usually not discussed in the philosophy of historiography much at all, let alone as a philosopher of historiography.