Sander Verhaegh
@sanderverhaegh.bsky.social
History of Philosophy of Science, History of Analytic Philosophy. Assoc. Prof. Tilburg University. PI ERC StG/NWO Vidi project Exiled Empiricists (http://exiledempiricists.com)
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The new Editor in Chief of #HOPOS, Matthew J. Brown, sets out his vision for the future of the journal in a new #openaccess editorial. It is "part manifesto, part call for papers, part love letter to one of my favorite fields of study."
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
October 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The new Editor in Chief of #HOPOS, Matthew J. Brown, sets out his vision for the future of the journal in a new #openaccess editorial. It is "part manifesto, part call for papers, part love letter to one of my favorite fields of study."
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
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I am quite excited to share a new preprint on the prospects for a 'metaphilosophy of science'—a second-order inquiry into the concepts, assumptions, aims, and methods that underpin philosophy of science itself. 👇📃 philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26661/ 1/3 #philsci #philsky #HPS #HPbio #metaphilosophy
Toward a Metaphilosophy of Science - PhilSci-Archive
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I am quite excited to share a new preprint on the prospects for a 'metaphilosophy of science'—a second-order inquiry into the concepts, assumptions, aims, and methods that underpin philosophy of science itself. 👇📃 philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26661/ 1/3 #philsci #philsky #HPS #HPbio #metaphilosophy
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Hello, #AcademicSky! We are the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) at KU Leuven. Our senior and junior researchers focus on #logic, #epistemology & #philsci. We’re here to share our work and connect with logicians and philosophers of science worldwide—help us spread the word! #philsky
September 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hello, #AcademicSky! We are the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) at KU Leuven. Our senior and junior researchers focus on #logic, #epistemology & #philsci. We’re here to share our work and connect with logicians and philosophers of science worldwide—help us spread the word! #philsky
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So, if I understand this whole 4E thing, the mind is not a computer, unless you own a computer, in which case it is?
August 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
So, if I understand this whole 4E thing, the mind is not a computer, unless you own a computer, in which case it is?
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3 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment at Texas State University 🗃️ #HPS
#histsci #histmed #envhist
networks.h-net.org/jobs/68829/t...
#histsci #histmed #envhist
networks.h-net.org/jobs/68829/t...
Texas State University - Cluster Hire: Three Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment | H-Net
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July 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
3 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment at Texas State University 🗃️ #HPS
#histsci #histmed #envhist
networks.h-net.org/jobs/68829/t...
#histsci #histmed #envhist
networks.h-net.org/jobs/68829/t...
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A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
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no i don’t want to “manage cookies” r u insane
July 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
no i don’t want to “manage cookies” r u insane
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My good colleague and friend Jip van Besouw (not on Bluesky) and I wrote a paper on 18th century fountains used for research and teaching in physics. It was fun stuff to colaborate on, including arguing for the use of the concept "pissing machine". /1
July 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My good colleague and friend Jip van Besouw (not on Bluesky) and I wrote a paper on 18th century fountains used for research and teaching in physics. It was fun stuff to colaborate on, including arguing for the use of the concept "pissing machine". /1
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I decided to make an introductory episode, to provide some orientation for the later episodes. In it, I introduce DAGs and explain how causation is a strategy for managing complexity.
I spent a lot of time improving the sound quality, so I hope that paid off.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h6t...
I spent a lot of time improving the sound quality, so I hope that paid off.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h6t...
E0: What is a Causal Model?
YouTube video by Causal Foundations
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I decided to make an introductory episode, to provide some orientation for the later episodes. In it, I introduce DAGs and explain how causation is a strategy for managing complexity.
I spent a lot of time improving the sound quality, so I hope that paid off.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h6t...
I spent a lot of time improving the sound quality, so I hope that paid off.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h6t...
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So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees
Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.
www.ipm.org
June 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
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The history of medicine, in a nutshell...
people nowadays underestimate how much people used to just die all the time of things we don't have to think about now
June 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The history of medicine, in a nutshell...
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Already read empiricism semantics and ontology so I won't be buying this.
June 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Already read empiricism semantics and ontology so I won't be buying this.
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HOPOS welcomes four new Associate Editors joining Editor Matthew J. Brown's team in 2025: Andreas Vrahimis, Sander Verhaegh, Bennett McNulty, and Emma Gannage. They join current AEs Sophie Roux, Francesca Biagioli, and Teru Miyake.
Welcome to our new Associate Editors!
Welcome to our new Associate Editors!
May 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
HOPOS welcomes four new Associate Editors joining Editor Matthew J. Brown's team in 2025: Andreas Vrahimis, Sander Verhaegh, Bennett McNulty, and Emma Gannage. They join current AEs Sophie Roux, Francesca Biagioli, and Teru Miyake.
Welcome to our new Associate Editors!
Welcome to our new Associate Editors!
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The USA is about to rediscover that Louis Pasteur is at least as important a scientist as Albert Einstein.
RFK Jr celebrated the release of the MAHA report by downing raw milk shooters in the White House with influencer Paul Saladino. Hazards of raw milk include Listeria, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, E. coli O157:H7, and now-- avian flu.
May 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The USA is about to rediscover that Louis Pasteur is at least as important a scientist as Albert Einstein.
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Presidential budget is out. Here's NSF. Biggest cut, by amount, is $1 billion, or 66.8%, from MPS (Physics & Math directorate). nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
May 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Presidential budget is out. Here's NSF. Biggest cut, by amount, is $1 billion, or 66.8%, from MPS (Physics & Math directorate). nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
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The US Administration has indefinitely blocked *all* student visa applicants from getting a visa interview.
Worldwide, unconditional, no end date. All.
International students are crucial to the US university system, American innovation, and future US prosperity.
Worldwide, unconditional, no end date. All.
International students are crucial to the US university system, American innovation, and future US prosperity.
Rubio Reportedly Pauses New International Student Visa Interviews
More than 1.1 million international students were enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities in the 2023-2024 school year.
www.forbes.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The US Administration has indefinitely blocked *all* student visa applicants from getting a visa interview.
Worldwide, unconditional, no end date. All.
International students are crucial to the US university system, American innovation, and future US prosperity.
Worldwide, unconditional, no end date. All.
International students are crucial to the US university system, American innovation, and future US prosperity.
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It’s hard to put into words just how comprehensively this bill is going to hurt public colleges and universities in Texas—especially UT.
Texas legislators just passed a bill that
gives politically-appointed regents control over faculty curriculum, hiring, & governance. It does what they accuse academics of doing: privileging ideas, biases, & agendas on political grounds, & silencing those that do not follow their ideology.
gives politically-appointed regents control over faculty curriculum, hiring, & governance. It does what they accuse academics of doing: privileging ideas, biases, & agendas on political grounds, & silencing those that do not follow their ideology.
Political appointees would have more control over Texas universities’ courses and hiring under bill OK’d by House
Senate Bill 37 would give more power to university regents, who are appointed by the governor, to vet and veto new curricula and administrators.
www.texastribune.org
May 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It’s hard to put into words just how comprehensively this bill is going to hurt public colleges and universities in Texas—especially UT.
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Submit a manuscript proposal for the series History of Philosophy and Science at De Gruyter Press.
blog.degruyter.com/call-for-man...
#HPS #histsci
blog.degruyter.com/call-for-man...
#HPS #histsci
Call for Manuscripts: History of Philosophy and Science - De Gruyter Conversations
We are looking for English-language manuscripts on the history of the engagement between philosophy and science.
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June 5, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Submit a manuscript proposal for the series History of Philosophy and Science at De Gruyter Press.
blog.degruyter.com/call-for-man...
#HPS #histsci
blog.degruyter.com/call-for-man...
#HPS #histsci
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"Real Possibilities" - what Husserl means by those and what he should have said instead*. Forthcoming in ergo, preprint now here:
philpapers.org/rec/BSRPFX
*Insofar as they're supposed to link contingent truth and evidence
philpapers.org/rec/BSRPFX
*Insofar as they're supposed to link contingent truth and evidence
G. E. Bös, Real Possibilities for Husserl's Correlation between Truth and Evidence - PhilPapers
Already before endorsing transcendental idealism, Husserl pairs truths and possibilities of evidence. This ‘correlationism’ is central for phenomenological metaphysics, but it remains disputed how it ...
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May 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Real Possibilities" - what Husserl means by those and what he should have said instead*. Forthcoming in ergo, preprint now here:
philpapers.org/rec/BSRPFX
*Insofar as they're supposed to link contingent truth and evidence
philpapers.org/rec/BSRPFX
*Insofar as they're supposed to link contingent truth and evidence
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To see why destroying the US science enterprise is so detrimental to the world, we have to realize that the US spends more on research and development than any other country in the world (by far), and if we remove China and Japan, the US spends almost as much as ALL other countries combined.
March 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
To see why destroying the US science enterprise is so detrimental to the world, we have to realize that the US spends more on research and development than any other country in the world (by far), and if we remove China and Japan, the US spends almost as much as ALL other countries combined.
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This is two global elections in ONE WEEK where the conservative candidate trying to become prime minister not only led his party to a big loss but lost their own seat in parliament (!) in huge upsets. We are global pariahs unseen since the end of the Cold War and need stronger domestic opposition.
Australia re-elects Anthony Albanese as Labor rides anti-Trump wave to seal crushing win
Opposition leader Peter Dutton fails to dissociate himself from Trump-like rhetoric and policies – and loses his seat
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is two global elections in ONE WEEK where the conservative candidate trying to become prime minister not only led his party to a big loss but lost their own seat in parliament (!) in huge upsets. We are global pariahs unseen since the end of the Cold War and need stronger domestic opposition.
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Eminent Danish historian of science Helge Kragh on the controversy between steady state and Big Bang cosmologies, and "to what extent philosophers and scientists entered a dialogue" during the debate.
Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
Image: Wikimedia Commons
Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
Image: Wikimedia Commons
April 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Eminent Danish historian of science Helge Kragh on the controversy between steady state and Big Bang cosmologies, and "to what extent philosophers and scientists entered a dialogue" during the debate.
Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
Image: Wikimedia Commons
Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
Image: Wikimedia Commons
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The 2025 world press freedom index was just released
The US is ranked 57.
The report is clear: An “alarming deterioration of press freedom”.
Weaponising institutions, cutting support for media, sidelining reporters.
rsf.org/en/rsf-world...
The US is ranked 57.
The report is clear: An “alarming deterioration of press freedom”.
Weaponising institutions, cutting support for media, sidelining reporters.
rsf.org/en/rsf-world...
May 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The 2025 world press freedom index was just released
The US is ranked 57.
The report is clear: An “alarming deterioration of press freedom”.
Weaponising institutions, cutting support for media, sidelining reporters.
rsf.org/en/rsf-world...
The US is ranked 57.
The report is clear: An “alarming deterioration of press freedom”.
Weaponising institutions, cutting support for media, sidelining reporters.
rsf.org/en/rsf-world...
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New issue of Journal of the History of Philosophy Vol. 63, No. 2 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/54718 #openaccess @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social @sanderverhaegh.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New issue of Journal of the History of Philosophy Vol. 63, No. 2 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/54718 #openaccess @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social @sanderverhaegh.bsky.social