Journal for General Philosophy of Science (JGPS)
@jgps.bsky.social
JGPS has been a forum for original research in #philsci since the publication of its first volume in 1970. Its scope encompasses both general #philsci and specialized philosophies of particular areas of Wissenschaft https://www.springer.com/journal/10838
What amounts to a 'scientific discovery'? Patrick Duerr & Abigail Holmes Mills suggest that discoveries are problems or solutions that epistemically advance science. They illustrate this view through a case study of the universe's expansion discovery🌌👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS
April 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
What amounts to a 'scientific discovery'? Patrick Duerr & Abigail Holmes Mills suggest that discoveries are problems or solutions that epistemically advance science. They illustrate this view through a case study of the universe's expansion discovery🌌👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS
What might be the potential ramifications of the relational framework of 'Pure Shape Dynamics' for discussions on the metaphysics of #time? This is a question that Antonio Vassallo & Pedro Naranjo explore in their recent article for JGPS! 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics
April 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What might be the potential ramifications of the relational framework of 'Pure Shape Dynamics' for discussions on the metaphysics of #time? This is a question that Antonio Vassallo & Pedro Naranjo explore in their recent article for JGPS! 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics
In our latest editorial, we express our sincere thanks to Guido Bacciagaluppi for his editorial work since 2021 & bid him a fond farewell as he concludes his tenure. We also warmly welcome @simonfriederich.bsky.social as our new Co-Editor-in-Chief! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
April 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
In our latest editorial, we express our sincere thanks to Guido Bacciagaluppi for his editorial work since 2021 & bid him a fond farewell as he concludes his tenure. We also warmly welcome @simonfriederich.bsky.social as our new Co-Editor-in-Chief! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
How much was Johannes Peter Müller, one of the fathers of modern #physiology, influenced by Spinoza's philosophy? Find out in Filip Adolf Buyse's new article in JGPS! 📃👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPbio #HOPOS #philsky
March 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
How much was Johannes Peter Müller, one of the fathers of modern #physiology, influenced by Spinoza's philosophy? Find out in Filip Adolf Buyse's new article in JGPS! 📃👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPbio #HOPOS #philsky
In merging gen. relativity with quantum gravity, we risk losing time itself. The 'thermal time hypothesis' says time emerges thermodynamically—but does it smuggle in dynamics from the start? A new article by @eugenechua.bsky.social appraises TTH📄👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
March 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In merging gen. relativity with quantum gravity, we risk losing time itself. The 'thermal time hypothesis' says time emerges thermodynamically—but does it smuggle in dynamics from the start? A new article by @eugenechua.bsky.social appraises TTH📄👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
The concept of 'downward causation' has faced many strong critiques. In her recent 📄 @yashaddad.bsky.social argues that, when adopting an interventionist view of causation and a levels of organization framework, we can explanatorily use the notion 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #hpbio
March 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The concept of 'downward causation' has faced many strong critiques. In her recent 📄 @yashaddad.bsky.social argues that, when adopting an interventionist view of causation and a levels of organization framework, we can explanatorily use the notion 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #hpbio
Does Euclidean geometry hold a more fundamental status than non-Euclidean geometries? 📐🟣 In a recent paper, Mircea Dumitru and Liviu Ornea argue that it does and that Nash’s embedding theorems provide a way to demonstrate this 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsky #philsci #mathsky
February 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Does Euclidean geometry hold a more fundamental status than non-Euclidean geometries? 📐🟣 In a recent paper, Mircea Dumitru and Liviu Ornea argue that it does and that Nash’s embedding theorems provide a way to demonstrate this 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsky #philsci #mathsky
Can transaction costs economics illuminate scientific practice & misconduct? In his new #philsci article, Jonas Lipski argues in the affirmative, suggesting lower transaction costs could improve science's funding & practice 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #metasci #academicsky
February 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Can transaction costs economics illuminate scientific practice & misconduct? In his new #philsci article, Jonas Lipski argues in the affirmative, suggesting lower transaction costs could improve science's funding & practice 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #metasci #academicsky
Are you interested in the metaphysics of time? In a recent article, Baptiste Le Bihan argues that 'aeon monism' fits Penrose's 'conformal cyclic cosmology'—the cosmos as a collection of successive universes or 'aeons'—and explores its implications: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
January 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Are you interested in the metaphysics of time? In a recent article, Baptiste Le Bihan argues that 'aeon monism' fits Penrose's 'conformal cyclic cosmology'—the cosmos as a collection of successive universes or 'aeons'—and explores its implications: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky
What does Cultural Evolutionary Psychology bring to the table? In their new article, K. Baraghith & C. Feldbacher-Escamilla argue that it generalizably shows that cognitive products & cog. mechanisms are subject to recursive cultural evolution 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #evosky
December 5, 2024 at 11:27 PM
What does Cultural Evolutionary Psychology bring to the table? In their new article, K. Baraghith & C. Feldbacher-Escamilla argue that it generalizably shows that cognitive products & cog. mechanisms are subject to recursive cultural evolution 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #evosky
Have you ever wondered how Bacon's inductive method fits into his larger philosophy of nature? The new open access article by Ori Belkind in JGPS provides a novel interpretation. Check it out! 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS #philsky #HOPOS
November 4, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Have you ever wondered how Bacon's inductive method fits into his larger philosophy of nature? The new open access article by Ori Belkind in JGPS provides a novel interpretation. Check it out! 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS #philsky #HOPOS
Do you know what time it is? Time to go back to Reichenbach! In his new article, Carlo Rovelli argues that Reichenbach's musings on the direction of time and his notion of 'physical cause' still hold value in light of contemporary work in cosmology 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci
October 2, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Do you know what time it is? Time to go back to Reichenbach! In his new article, Carlo Rovelli argues that Reichenbach's musings on the direction of time and his notion of 'physical cause' still hold value in light of contemporary work in cosmology 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci
What insights could we gain through a comparative approach to #philsci? 📢 We are thrilled to announce a CfP for a new special issue, with @simonlohse.bsky.social & @karimbschir.bsky.social acting as guest editors! Mark your calendars & send us your best ideas! 📆📃👇 www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/722kf...
August 26, 2024 at 4:36 PM
What insights could we gain through a comparative approach to #philsci? 📢 We are thrilled to announce a CfP for a new special issue, with @simonlohse.bsky.social & @karimbschir.bsky.social acting as guest editors! Mark your calendars & send us your best ideas! 📆📃👇 www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/722kf...
What is the aim of science? Truth or non-factive understanding? What could Deep Learning offer to this #philsci debate? In his new article, Yukinori Onishi argues that it could bring interesting testing scenarios for constructive empiricists & scientific realists 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
August 13, 2024 at 4:18 PM
What is the aim of science? Truth or non-factive understanding? What could Deep Learning offer to this #philsci debate? In his new article, Yukinori Onishi argues that it could bring interesting testing scenarios for constructive empiricists & scientific realists 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
John S. Bell proposed the notion of ‘beable’ to replace ‘observable’ for a clearer formulation of quantum mechanics. In his new article, Federico Laudisa (University of Trento) argues that Bell actually developed 𝘵𝘸𝘰 distinct beable theories 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics
August 8, 2024 at 3:26 PM
John S. Bell proposed the notion of ‘beable’ to replace ‘observable’ for a clearer formulation of quantum mechanics. In his new article, Federico Laudisa (University of Trento) argues that Bell actually developed 𝘵𝘸𝘰 distinct beable theories 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics
Can metaphysical questions about causation be reframed as practical choices of causal frameworks? In a new #philsci article, Zili Dong proposes a Carnapian-Pragmatist approach to explore how causal ontology and methodology interact in scientific practice 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsky
July 3, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Can metaphysical questions about causation be reframed as practical choices of causal frameworks? In a new #philsci article, Zili Dong proposes a Carnapian-Pragmatist approach to explore how causal ontology and methodology interact in scientific practice 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsky
Are there problems with the so-called "Evolving Block Universe" model that accounts for the emergence of spacetime? In a new discussion note, Peter J. Riggs argues that it has issues defining 'present moment' and the 'passage of time' 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics
June 26, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Are there problems with the so-called "Evolving Block Universe" model that accounts for the emergence of spacetime? In a new discussion note, Peter J. Riggs argues that it has issues defining 'present moment' and the 'passage of time' 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics
Could dynamism and adynamism be reconciled under a block universe view? What does 'adynamism' even mean for relativistic physics? For thought-provoking discussions, check out the new article by Emilia Margoni in the pages of JGPS! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics #philsky
June 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Could dynamism and adynamism be reconciled under a block universe view? What does 'adynamism' even mean for relativistic physics? For thought-provoking discussions, check out the new article by Emilia Margoni in the pages of JGPS! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics #philsky
In his new #openaccess article, Adán Sus explores the notions of coordination, constitution & convention in the work of early logical positivists. Give it a read, especially if you are into #HOPOS #Conventionalism & #RelativizedKantianAPrioriPrinciples !👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci
April 15, 2024 at 6:17 PM
In his new #openaccess article, Adán Sus explores the notions of coordination, constitution & convention in the work of early logical positivists. Give it a read, especially if you are into #HOPOS #Conventionalism & #RelativizedKantianAPrioriPrinciples !👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci
Many debates about the Free Energy Principle (FEP) have emerged, including realist & antirealist interpretations of it. In his new article, Majid Beni makes the case for a structural realist characterization of the FEP 📝👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics #philcogsci #philsky
April 3, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Many debates about the Free Energy Principle (FEP) have emerged, including realist & antirealist interpretations of it. In his new article, Majid Beni makes the case for a structural realist characterization of the FEP 📝👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics #philcogsci #philsky
Q: What brings together the stopping rule principle, the Kochen-Specker theorem, supervaluationism, Kant, Euler Diagrams, epistemic stances, multiverse theories, the last writings of Kuhn, and more? A: The March 2024 issue of JGPS! Have a look! 📝👇 link.springer.com/journal/1083... #philsci #philsky
March 28, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Q: What brings together the stopping rule principle, the Kochen-Specker theorem, supervaluationism, Kant, Euler Diagrams, epistemic stances, multiverse theories, the last writings of Kuhn, and more? A: The March 2024 issue of JGPS! Have a look! 📝👇 link.springer.com/journal/1083... #philsci #philsky
In preparation for the launch of our upcoming issue, it is a great opportunity to re-share our March 2023 special issue, devoted to how #philsci was practiced in the 'long nineteenth century' & what such methodologies have to say to us in the 21st century 👇 link.springer.com/journal/1083... #philsky
March 20, 2024 at 3:07 PM
In preparation for the launch of our upcoming issue, it is a great opportunity to re-share our March 2023 special issue, devoted to how #philsci was practiced in the 'long nineteenth century' & what such methodologies have to say to us in the 21st century 👇 link.springer.com/journal/1083... #philsky
In their new #philsci article, Matthias Egg & August Hämmerli argue that realists & antirealists have both miscomprehended Darwinism for explaining the success of science. They suggest more productive ways of viewing the links between biology & scientific realism 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 29, 2024 at 11:51 AM
In their new #philsci article, Matthias Egg & August Hämmerli argue that realists & antirealists have both miscomprehended Darwinism for explaining the success of science. They suggest more productive ways of viewing the links between biology & scientific realism 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In the latest issue of JGPS, Stathis Psillos (University of Athens) writes an obituary for Larry Laudan (1941–2022), providing an overview of his academic career and main research foci 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... What will be Laudan's legacies in #philsci and #HPS?
February 7, 2024 at 4:37 PM
In the latest issue of JGPS, Stathis Psillos (University of Athens) writes an obituary for Larry Laudan (1941–2022), providing an overview of his academic career and main research foci 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... What will be Laudan's legacies in #philsci and #HPS?
Can fictional models grasp their target systems? Building on the work of @alisabokulich.bsky.social, Lisa Zorzato (Uni of Tartu) argues that they can because structural correspondences at various depths of description establish a "ladder of abstractions” 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PhilSci
January 26, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Can fictional models grasp their target systems? Building on the work of @alisabokulich.bsky.social, Lisa Zorzato (Uni of Tartu) argues that they can because structural correspondences at various depths of description establish a "ladder of abstractions” 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PhilSci