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News and musings from the Institute of Philosophy, Leibniz University Hannover.
We do, among other things, a lot of philosophy of science!
We do, among other things, a lot of philosophy of science!
See you next year at #DieNachtDieWissenSchafft?
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
See you next year at #DieNachtDieWissenSchafft?
Dr. George Kwasi Barimah and Dr. Donal Khosrowi @dkhosrowi.bsky.social led "Philosophie-Club” where questions about #ArtificialIntelligence were the hot topic.
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Dr. George Kwasi Barimah and Dr. Donal Khosrowi @dkhosrowi.bsky.social led "Philosophie-Club” where questions about #ArtificialIntelligence were the hot topic.
@tanjarechnitzer.bsky.social moderated moderated a discussion between Prof. Dr. Dietmar Hübner and Rainer Baake on the ethical dimension of #GreenEnergy to a concerned public
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@tanjarechnitzer.bsky.social moderated moderated a discussion between Prof. Dr. Dietmar Hübner and Rainer Baake on the ethical dimension of #GreenEnergy to a concerned public
Prof. Torsten Wilholt presented "Science in Times of Fake News and Populism" to a full room, while Prof. Mathias Frisch @mathias07.bsky.social tackled difficult questions about "Philosophical Perspectives on the Climate Crisis" (pictured).
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Prof. Torsten Wilholt presented "Science in Times of Fake News and Populism" to a full room, while Prof. Mathias Frisch @mathias07.bsky.social tackled difficult questions about "Philosophical Perspectives on the Climate Crisis" (pictured).
Philosophy goes public: Last saturday, led by members of the #SOCRATESgroup, we participated at the Hannover-wide event #NachtDieWissenSchafft.
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Philosophy goes public: Last saturday, led by members of the #SOCRATESgroup, we participated at the Hannover-wide event #NachtDieWissenSchafft.
Wie lässt sich unter Bedingungen großer Unsicherheit gerecht handeln? Prof. Dr. Mathias Frisch @mathias07.bsky.social beleuchtet bei der #NachtDieWissenSchafft in #Hannover, welche ethischen Verpflichtungen die #Klimakrise für gegenwärtige und zukünftige Generationen aufwirft. Diskutieren Sie mit!
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Wie lässt sich unter Bedingungen großer Unsicherheit gerecht handeln? Prof. Dr. Mathias Frisch @mathias07.bsky.social beleuchtet bei der #NachtDieWissenSchafft in #Hannover, welche ethischen Verpflichtungen die #Klimakrise für gegenwärtige und zukünftige Generationen aufwirft. Diskutieren Sie mit!
🌍„Grüne Energie“ ist nicht automatisch gerecht.
Was bedeutet #Nachhaltigkeit, wenn Rohstoffe & #Menschenrechte auf dem Spiel stehen?
Diskutieren Sie mit bei der #NachtDieWissenSchafft in #Hannover mit Prof. Dr. Dietmar Hübner & Rainer Baake, Gründungsdirektor der Stiftung Klima!
Was bedeutet #Nachhaltigkeit, wenn Rohstoffe & #Menschenrechte auf dem Spiel stehen?
Diskutieren Sie mit bei der #NachtDieWissenSchafft in #Hannover mit Prof. Dr. Dietmar Hübner & Rainer Baake, Gründungsdirektor der Stiftung Klima!
November 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
🌍„Grüne Energie“ ist nicht automatisch gerecht.
Was bedeutet #Nachhaltigkeit, wenn Rohstoffe & #Menschenrechte auf dem Spiel stehen?
Diskutieren Sie mit bei der #NachtDieWissenSchafft in #Hannover mit Prof. Dr. Dietmar Hübner & Rainer Baake, Gründungsdirektor der Stiftung Klima!
Was bedeutet #Nachhaltigkeit, wenn Rohstoffe & #Menschenrechte auf dem Spiel stehen?
Diskutieren Sie mit bei der #NachtDieWissenSchafft in #Hannover mit Prof. Dr. Dietmar Hübner & Rainer Baake, Gründungsdirektor der Stiftung Klima!
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Roderik Rekker (Radboud Univ.) studies the stability of #PoliticalAttitudes & political polarization, explores the #politicisation of trust in experts & the role of politicians and scientists in this process. #PolSci #PhilSci #TrustInScience t1p.de/vfitl
November 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Roderik Rekker (Radboud Univ.) studies the stability of #PoliticalAttitudes & political polarization, explores the #politicisation of trust in experts & the role of politicians and scientists in this process. #PolSci #PhilSci #TrustInScience t1p.de/vfitl
❓Warum braucht Demokratie unabhängige Wissenschaft? Was können Universitäten tun, um:
👉Politisierung entgegenzuwirken?
👉 grundlegende institutionelle Regeln zu schützen?
Diskutieren Sie mit - in #Hannover an der #NachtDieWissenSchafft beim Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt!
👉Politisierung entgegenzuwirken?
👉 grundlegende institutionelle Regeln zu schützen?
Diskutieren Sie mit - in #Hannover an der #NachtDieWissenSchafft beim Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt!
October 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
❓Warum braucht Demokratie unabhängige Wissenschaft? Was können Universitäten tun, um:
👉Politisierung entgegenzuwirken?
👉 grundlegende institutionelle Regeln zu schützen?
Diskutieren Sie mit - in #Hannover an der #NachtDieWissenSchafft beim Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt!
👉Politisierung entgegenzuwirken?
👉 grundlegende institutionelle Regeln zu schützen?
Diskutieren Sie mit - in #Hannover an der #NachtDieWissenSchafft beim Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt!
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Kevin Elliott, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor at Michigan State Univ., returns to SOCRATES for his 2nd stay.
He'll focus on how philosophical discussions on values in science can inform #ScienceEducation. #Philsci #EpistemicInjustice
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He'll focus on how philosophical discussions on values in science can inform #ScienceEducation. #Philsci #EpistemicInjustice
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October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Kevin Elliott, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor at Michigan State Univ., returns to SOCRATES for his 2nd stay.
He'll focus on how philosophical discussions on values in science can inform #ScienceEducation. #Philsci #EpistemicInjustice
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He'll focus on how philosophical discussions on values in science can inform #ScienceEducation. #Philsci #EpistemicInjustice
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Julie Zahle is a philosopher of the social sciences studying social practices & qualitative research. At SOCRATES, she examines how qualitative data can support causal claims & strategies to secure trustworthiness in research. #TrustInScience #philsci
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October 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Julie Zahle is a philosopher of the social sciences studying social practices & qualitative research. At SOCRATES, she examines how qualitative data can support causal claims & strategies to secure trustworthiness in research. #TrustInScience #philsci
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Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Gabriel Târziu studies #publicunderstanding of science & the impact of values on layperson's epistemic stances. He develops a framework for how people interpret scientific info, with a focus on #climatescience: t1p.de/rs3k2 #TrustInScience #philsci #philsky
October 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Gabriel Târziu studies #publicunderstanding of science & the impact of values on layperson's epistemic stances. He develops a framework for how people interpret scientific info, with a focus on #climatescience: t1p.de/rs3k2 #TrustInScience #philsci #philsky
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Alice Wheatley is an epistemologist studying the nature and value of #scientificunderstanding. At SOCRATES, she investigates whether this is the aim of #sciencecommunication: t1p.de/xx9cy #Philsci #Philsky #epistemology #trustinscience
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Alice Wheatley is an epistemologist studying the nature and value of #scientificunderstanding. At SOCRATES, she investigates whether this is the aim of #sciencecommunication: t1p.de/xx9cy #Philsci #Philsky #epistemology #trustinscience
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Francesco Nappo (Politecnico di Milano) studies #scientificmodelling and its role in #publicpolicy. He investigates the strengths and limits of economic models for #climatemitigation and approaches guiding rapid energy transitions: t1p.de/k3nt1 #PhilSci #Philsky
October 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Francesco Nappo (Politecnico di Milano) studies #scientificmodelling and its role in #publicpolicy. He investigates the strengths and limits of economic models for #climatemitigation and approaches guiding rapid energy transitions: t1p.de/k3nt1 #PhilSci #Philsky
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Ezgi Sertler examines how institutions shape knowledge & ignorance. At SOCRATES, she will develop an institutional epistemology to study neutrality, diversity & social credibility: t1p.de/1o4vi #Epistemology #TrustInScience #FeministPhilosophy #philsky #philsci
October 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Ezgi Sertler examines how institutions shape knowledge & ignorance. At SOCRATES, she will develop an institutional epistemology to study neutrality, diversity & social credibility: t1p.de/1o4vi #Epistemology #TrustInScience #FeministPhilosophy #philsky #philsci
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Jon Leefmann studies public #TrustInScience as a collective practice of managing doubt. He develops new models for how societies can cultivate and maintain trust in #ScientificKnowledge: t1p.de/bs3p9 #SocialEpistemology #ScienceEthics #philsci #philsky
October 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Jon Leefmann studies public #TrustInScience as a collective practice of managing doubt. He develops new models for how societies can cultivate and maintain trust in #ScientificKnowledge: t1p.de/bs3p9 #SocialEpistemology #ScienceEthics #philsci #philsky
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Prof. Anke Bueter (Aarhus University) joined us in August. She works on philosophy of medicine, psychiatry & feminist philosophy of science. She’s writing on the #trustworthiness of #psychiatry: t1p.de/l296c #trustinscience #philsci #philsky
September 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Prof. Anke Bueter (Aarhus University) joined us in August. She works on philosophy of medicine, psychiatry & feminist philosophy of science. She’s writing on the #trustworthiness of #psychiatry: t1p.de/l296c #trustinscience #philsci #philsky
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Doohyun Sung is a philosopher specialising in the #socialepistemology of biomedical sciences. He studies regulatory approvals & works on epistemology, ethics & metaphysics of toxicology: t1p.de/wsc81 #PhilosophyOfScience #trustinscience
September 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Doohyun Sung is a philosopher specialising in the #socialepistemology of biomedical sciences. He studies regulatory approvals & works on epistemology, ethics & metaphysics of toxicology: t1p.de/wsc81 #PhilosophyOfScience #trustinscience
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! @philosofir.bsky.social Prof. Joyce Havstad's research on #scientificnorms explores how traditional views on intent, integrity, and temperament fall short, with a view to developing new approaches to improving science: t1p.de/w9tm7
March 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! @philosofir.bsky.social Prof. Joyce Havstad's research on #scientificnorms explores how traditional views on intent, integrity, and temperament fall short, with a view to developing new approaches to improving science: t1p.de/w9tm7
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Professor Justin B. Biddle's research is concerned with #AIgovernance and #AIEthics, focusing on the ethical and epistemological implications of emerging frameworks for trustworthy and #responsibleAI: t1p.de/w9tm6
March 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Professor Justin B. Biddle's research is concerned with #AIgovernance and #AIEthics, focusing on the ethical and epistemological implications of emerging frameworks for trustworthy and #responsibleAI: t1p.de/w9tm6
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Quill R Kukla @quillkukla.bsky.social explores #sciencecommunication ethics, risk and #uncertainty representation, and how locations like campuses, journals, or protests shape the authority of scientists and #policymakers: t1p.de/w9tm4 #trustinscience
January 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Quill R Kukla @quillkukla.bsky.social explores #sciencecommunication ethics, risk and #uncertainty representation, and how locations like campuses, journals, or protests shape the authority of scientists and #policymakers: t1p.de/w9tm4 #trustinscience
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Teemu Lari's @teemulari.bsky.social project zooms in on the justification of trust in economic experts in policymaking and the proper role of economists and economics in democratic politics:
t1p.de/w9tm2
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January 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Teemu Lari's @teemulari.bsky.social project zooms in on the justification of trust in economic experts in policymaking and the proper role of economists and economics in democratic politics:
t1p.de/w9tm2
t1p.de/w9tm2
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Rawad El Skaf studies climate change scenarios, focusing on how mitigation options are chosen, excluded, and shaped by non-epistemic values, impacting trust in science and IPCC policymaking: t1p.de/w9tm3
January 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Rawad El Skaf studies climate change scenarios, focusing on how mitigation options are chosen, excluded, and shaped by non-epistemic values, impacting trust in science and IPCC policymaking: t1p.de/w9tm3
In Memoriam: The Institute of Philosophy is mourning the passing of its former student and colleague, Jan-Felix Müller. We will always be touched by his enthusiasm, his generous personality, and his intellectual maturity and depth. www.philos.uni-hannover.de/en/about-us/...
November 15, 2024 at 3:27 PM
In Memoriam: The Institute of Philosophy is mourning the passing of its former student and colleague, Jan-Felix Müller. We will always be touched by his enthusiasm, his generous personality, and his intellectual maturity and depth. www.philos.uni-hannover.de/en/about-us/...
The #SOCRATESgroup – Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge & Science-Based Information – invites applications for senior & postdoctoral fellowships (2-12 months) at Leibniz University Hannover. Deadline: 15 Nov 2024. t1p.de/pemwd #trustinscience
October 2, 2024 at 11:29 AM
The #SOCRATESgroup – Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge & Science-Based Information – invites applications for senior & postdoctoral fellowships (2-12 months) at Leibniz University Hannover. Deadline: 15 Nov 2024. t1p.de/pemwd #trustinscience