Submitted by Ulrike Hahn (University of Birkbeck).   Two Postdoctoral Position at the University of Birkbeck (Project “Normative vs. Descriptive Accounts in the Philosophy and Psychology of Reasoning and Argumentation: Tension or Productive Interplay?”) together with the MCMP at LMU Munich Prof. Ulrike Hahn ist seeking two postdoctoral research assistants (12 months) for the inter-disciplinary, […]

Submitted by Leonie Wiemeyer (Leibniz Universität Hannover / Universität Bielefeld).   Call for Abstracts: Engaging Ethics and Epistemology in Science (EES 2022) The Call for Abstracts for the International Conference on Engaging Ethics and Epistemology in Science (EES 2022) is now open. EES2022 will take place on 29-30 September 2022 at Leibnizhaus, Hannover, Germany. Please […]

Submitted by Sander Verhaegh (Tilburg University).   CfA: Euro-American Migration and the Development of Postwar Philosophy Tilburg University August 22-23, 2022 In the 1930s, dozens of European philosophers sought refuge in the United States, escaping the quickly deteriorating political situation on the continent. Among them were several philosophers who significantly influenced the course of postwar […]

Submitted by Sander Verhaegh (Tilburg University).   CfA: 5th Annual TiLPS History of Analytic Philosophy Workshop On August 24 and 25, 2022, the Tilburg Center for Moral Philosophy, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS) organizes the 5th annual TiLPS History of Analytic Philosophy workshop. This workshop aims to bring together scholars interested in a wide […]

Submitted by Sander Verhaegh (Tilburg University).   JOB: Two Postdoc Positions (2-3 years, 1fte) in History of Philosophy of Science and/or Digital Humanities (Tilburg University) The Department of Philosophy at Tilburg University seeks to appoint two postdoctoral researchers (2 or 3 years, 0,8 – 1,0 FTE) in the NWO Vidi project “Exiled Empiricists: American Philosophy […]

Submitted by Maria Kronfeldner (Central European University).   New Video Channel with ‘Conversations in Socially Engaged Philosophy’ Videos to-date are conversations between Heather Douglas, Maria Kronfeldner, Martin Kusch, Velislava Mitova, David Ludwig, Alexander Reutlinger, Guenther Sandner, on topics such as … ‘Science, Criticism, Scepticism’ ‘Values in Science’ ‘Why Philosophers Care about Dehumanization’ ‘Another Science is […]

Submitted by Kian Salimkhani (University of Cologne).   3. Wochenendseminar zur Philosophie der Physik Philosophie der Zeit Köln (Online), 10. – 12. Dezember 2021 Der Workshop richtet sich insbesondere an Bachelor- und Masterstudierende der Physik und der Philosophie und hat zum Ziel, mittels Fachvorträgen (von Natalja Deng (Yonsei), Andreas Hüttemann (Köln), Jenann Ismael (Columbia) und […]

Submitted by Maria Sekatskaya (University of Duesseldorf).   Workshop: Compatibilist Libertarianism: Advantages and Challenges (October 29, 2021) Idea & Motivation: Compatibilist libertarianism provides a metaphysical foundation for reconciling actualist free will with physical determinism by driving an ontological wedge between different layers of reality (List 2014, 2019). According to compatibilist libertarianism, free will can exist […]

Submitted by David Hommen (University of Trier).   CfR: Workshop “Metaphysics as Modelling. Contemporary and Kantian Issues” October 7-8, 2021 Trier University, Germany & online This workshop takes place as a hybrid in-person/online event. Further instructions and access information will be sent to registered participants. SPEAKERS: Katherine Brading Kristina Engelhard Brigitte Falkenburg David Hommen Siegfried […]

Submitted by Marco Tamborini (TU Darmstadt).   CfP: Robots and Living Organisms: New Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (Studies in History and Philosophy of Science) https://www.journals.elsevier.com/studies-in-history-and-philosophy-of-science/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-robots-and-living-organisms-new-historical-and-philosophical-perspectives     GUEST EDITORS   * Dr. Marco Tamborini Technische Universität Darmstadt Department of Philosophy Karolinenplatz 5, 64289 Darmstadt Germany  marco.tamborini@tu-darmstadt.de https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rCLRkyYAAAAJ   * Dr. Edoardo Datteri University of Milano-Bicocca Department of […]

Submitted by Benjamin Wilck (HU Berlin).   Conference announcement 2nd European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) Early Career Scholars Conference in the theme ‘Science and its Enemies: Exploring Conflicts and Alliances in the History of Science’ (20-22 September 2021 via Zoom) Keynote speakers: Theodore Arabatzis (University of Athens): “History of Science in the […]

Submitted by Anne Patzelt (TU Dresden).   Das von der The Schaufler Foundation und der Technischen Universität Dresden kofinanzierte Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden bietet im Rahmen des Graduiertenkollegs Schaufler Kolleg@TU Dresden zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt ein Promotionsstipendium mit dem Schwerpunkt Philosophie zum Thema: „Künstliche Intelligenz als Faktor und Folge gesellschaftlichen und kulturellen Wandels“ für den Zeitraum von […]

Submitted by Jan Baedke (RUB).   Call for Applications 1 x 1,0 Post-Doctoral Researcher The Institute of Philosophy I at the Ruhr University Bochum seeks applications for a post-doctoral research position. It will be part of the Emmy Noether-research group ROTO (“The Return of the Organism in the Biosciences: Theoretical, Historical, and Social Dimensions”, PI Prof. […]

Submitted by Tobias Schönwitz (VolkswagenStiftung).   Thematic Week: Ethics of Science. Current Challenges, Opportunities and Limitations   Objective Science and research are of central importance for modern societies – a fact which became highly visible in the last year and a half of the Corona pandemic, in which scientists have featured prominently in many societal […]

Submitted by Stefan Riegelnik (University of Zurich).   CfR: Master class with Philip Kitcher: The Progress of Inquiry (Zürich, 12.-13. Oktober 2021, Universität Zürich) Date: 12-13 October 2021 Further information and reading list: http://www.philosophie.uzh.ch/mc Department of Philosophy, University of Zurich. Synopsis People engage in inquiry not only when they attempt to gain factual knowledge, but […]