Radboud Centre for Natural Philosophy
@rcnp-nijmegen.bsky.social
The Radboud Centre for Natural Philosophy at Radboud University; dedicated to research at the intersection of mathematical physics, philosophy of science, and the history of science.
Website: rcnp.science.ru.nl
Website: rcnp.science.ru.nl
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Ending the first day of our Spacetime Matters conference with a keynote by Kian Salimkhani
September 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Ending the first day of our Spacetime Matters conference with a keynote by Kian Salimkhani
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Our PhD student Karla Weingarten (@karlawg.bsky.social) just published her first paper! "Understanding Particle Interactions: Feynman Diagrams as Representative Models" is now available open access at @thebjps.bsky.social.
Understanding Particle Interactions: Feynman Diagrams as Representative Models | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science: Vol 0, No ja
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July 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Our PhD student Karla Weingarten (@karlawg.bsky.social) just published her first paper! "Understanding Particle Interactions: Feynman Diagrams as Representative Models" is now available open access at @thebjps.bsky.social.
Our PhD student Karla Weingarten (@karlawg.bsky.social) just published her first paper! "Understanding Particle Interactions: Feynman Diagrams as Representative Models" is now available open access at @thebjps.bsky.social.
Understanding Particle Interactions: Feynman Diagrams as Representative Models | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science: Vol 0, No ja
www.journals.uchicago.edu
July 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Our PhD student Karla Weingarten (@karlawg.bsky.social) just published her first paper! "Understanding Particle Interactions: Feynman Diagrams as Representative Models" is now available open access at @thebjps.bsky.social.
Radboud Centre for Natural Philosophy says yes!
Is it time to bring back natural philosophy? ABC Radio chats with Sandra Mitchell, Alan Guth, Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social, Anil Seth @anilseth.bsky.social, David Albert and me, as produced by @danfalk.bsky.social.
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Is it time to bring back natural philosophy? - ABC listen
Once upon a time, what we now call scientists were known as "natural philosophers". These were people who studied the physical universe through observation and logic, using philosophical methods and r...
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July 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Radboud Centre for Natural Philosophy says yes!
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New from the BJPS Review of Books
The Non-fundamentality of Spacetime
– Kian Salimkhani
Reviewed by Noel Swanson
Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
The Non-fundamentality of Spacetime
– Kian Salimkhani
Reviewed by Noel Swanson
Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
Kian Salimkhani, The Non-fundamentality of Spacetime | BJPS Review of Books
Noel Swanson reviews The Non-fundamentality of Spacetime, by Kian Salimkhani
www.thebsps.org
July 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
New from the BJPS Review of Books
The Non-fundamentality of Spacetime
– Kian Salimkhani
Reviewed by Noel Swanson
Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
The Non-fundamentality of Spacetime
– Kian Salimkhani
Reviewed by Noel Swanson
Read it here: www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
Wonderful piece by James Read with a shout-out to the apparently roughly 300 philosophers of physics, @seanmcarroll.bsky.social, and the RCNP!
Why do philosophy of physics when you can do physics itself? | Aeon Essays
Some physicists reject philosophy as a distraction from ‘real’ science but it is in fact both useful and beautiful
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June 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Wonderful piece by James Read with a shout-out to the apparently roughly 300 philosophers of physics, @seanmcarroll.bsky.social, and the RCNP!
New Quarterly Lecture in Philosophy of Science
On Wednesday (tomorrow), 4 June, at 4 pm CEST, Jill North (Rutgers) will talk about "Losing an i: On the Naturalness of Complex Numbers for Quantum Mechanics". Join us online!
More information and the Zoom link:
On Wednesday (tomorrow), 4 June, at 4 pm CEST, Jill North (Rutgers) will talk about "Losing an i: On the Naturalness of Complex Numbers for Quantum Mechanics". Join us online!
More information and the Zoom link:
Quartalsvorlesungen | Philosophie und Physik
Was ist Philosophie der Physik? Und wie werde ich Philosoph*in der Physik?
www.philosophiederphysik.de
June 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New Quarterly Lecture in Philosophy of Science
On Wednesday (tomorrow), 4 June, at 4 pm CEST, Jill North (Rutgers) will talk about "Losing an i: On the Naturalness of Complex Numbers for Quantum Mechanics". Join us online!
More information and the Zoom link:
On Wednesday (tomorrow), 4 June, at 4 pm CEST, Jill North (Rutgers) will talk about "Losing an i: On the Naturalness of Complex Numbers for Quantum Mechanics". Join us online!
More information and the Zoom link:
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Newly advertised PhD position supervised by Marij van Strien.
The focus is on philosophical discussions around physics in the nineteenth or twentieth century. Possible topics include conceptions of causality, chance, emergence, or chaos theory.
The focus is on philosophical discussions around physics in the nineteenth or twentieth century. Possible topics include conceptions of causality, chance, emergence, or chaos theory.
PhD Position: History and Philosophy of Modern Physics | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a PhD Position: History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies? Check our vacancy!
www.ru.nl
May 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Newly advertised PhD position supervised by Marij van Strien.
The focus is on philosophical discussions around physics in the nineteenth or twentieth century. Possible topics include conceptions of causality, chance, emergence, or chaos theory.
The focus is on philosophical discussions around physics in the nineteenth or twentieth century. Possible topics include conceptions of causality, chance, emergence, or chaos theory.
Newly advertised PhD position supervised by Marij van Strien.
The focus is on philosophical discussions around physics in the nineteenth or twentieth century. Possible topics include conceptions of causality, chance, emergence, or chaos theory.
The focus is on philosophical discussions around physics in the nineteenth or twentieth century. Possible topics include conceptions of causality, chance, emergence, or chaos theory.
PhD Position: History and Philosophy of Modern Physics | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a PhD Position: History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies? Check our vacancy!
www.ru.nl
May 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Newly advertised PhD position supervised by Marij van Strien.
The focus is on philosophical discussions around physics in the nineteenth or twentieth century. Possible topics include conceptions of causality, chance, emergence, or chaos theory.
The focus is on philosophical discussions around physics in the nineteenth or twentieth century. Possible topics include conceptions of causality, chance, emergence, or chaos theory.
Marij van Strien wrote a short article for IAI News, "How quantum mechanics changed science forever: Rationality, anarchy, and bad science".
How quantum mechanics changed science forever | Marij van Strien
iai.tv
April 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Marij van Strien wrote a short article for IAI News, "How quantum mechanics changed science forever: Rationality, anarchy, and bad science".
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Introducing the research of ISiS members at the RCNP 👇
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🙌 @rcnp-nijmegen.bsky.social #philphysics #philsci #HPS #histscience
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🙌 @rcnp-nijmegen.bsky.social #philphysics #philsci #HPS #histscience
Introducing the research of ISiS members at the RCNP | Radboud University
Recently, the Radboud Centre for Natural Philosophy (RCNP) officially started its mission to conduct research at the intersection of mathematical physics, philosophy of physics, and history of physics...
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March 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Introducing the research of ISiS members at the RCNP 👇
www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
🙌 @rcnp-nijmegen.bsky.social #philphysics #philsci #HPS #histscience
www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
🙌 @rcnp-nijmegen.bsky.social #philphysics #philsci #HPS #histscience
In a few minutes our postdoc Martin Voggenauer will present a recently accepted paper at our RCNP colloquium: "Explaining Objective Probabilities by Physical Symmetries". Feel free to join us from time to time, it's hybrid!
January 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In a few minutes our postdoc Martin Voggenauer will present a recently accepted paper at our RCNP colloquium: "Explaining Objective Probabilities by Physical Symmetries". Feel free to join us from time to time, it's hybrid!
Today marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. Here is Eva Szepesi, a survivor of the Shoah, addressing the German Bundestag one year ago.
"It appalls me that right-wing extremist parties are again being voted for" Holocaust remembrance
YouTube video by DW News
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January 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Today marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. Here is Eva Szepesi, a survivor of the Shoah, addressing the German Bundestag one year ago.
That was amazing! Many many thanks to all the speakers for really wonderful talks and all the participants for all the inspiring discussions! More soon! ##rcnp2025
January 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
That was amazing! Many many thanks to all the speakers for really wonderful talks and all the participants for all the inspiring discussions! More soon! ##rcnp2025
An open question at the end: How to teach Natural Philosophy in a >425 ppm world?
Bryan puts it nicely: we act when we care and we care when we understand
Bryan puts it nicely: we act when we care and we care when we understand
January 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
An open question at the end: How to teach Natural Philosophy in a >425 ppm world?
Bryan puts it nicely: we act when we care and we care when we understand
Bryan puts it nicely: we act when we care and we care when we understand
What a blast! Sylvia Wenmackers now delivering the final presentation on teaching natural philosophy before we'll come to a typical Dutch end: Borrel (drinks)!
January 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What a blast! Sylvia Wenmackers now delivering the final presentation on teaching natural philosophy before we'll come to a typical Dutch end: Borrel (drinks)!
Flavio del Santo mentions guest editing work together with @bernalessel.bsky.social in his talk "The future of indeterminism looking at the past". #rcnp2025
January 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Flavio del Santo mentions guest editing work together with @bernalessel.bsky.social in his talk "The future of indeterminism looking at the past". #rcnp2025
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And now for something completely different: a theatre performance! ##rcnp2025
January 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
And now for something completely different: a theatre performance! ##rcnp2025
