CfR Interdisciplinary Conference “Free Will: New Perspectives fromPhilosophy, Biology and Neuroscience”, 11-12 June 2025, Austrian Academyof Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Venue: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Johannessaal, Dr. Ignaz SeipelPlatz 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria, and online Organiser: Dr. Anne Sophie Meincke (University of Vienna & Young Academyof the Austrian Academy of Sciences) Description: In everyday life, we naturally assume that it is up to us how we act,and that we are therefore responsible for our actions. […]

CfR Young Academy Distinguished Lecture “Can Biology Help Us Defend FreeWill? An Emerging Debate in Philosophy”, 10 June 2025, 17:00 (CEST), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Venue: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Johannessaal, Dr. Ignaz SeipelPlatz 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria, and online Organiser: Dr. Anne Sophie Meincke (University of Vienna & Young Academyof the Austrian Academy of Sciences) Description: Humans – members of the biological species homo sapiens – are productsof evolution. Therefore, if we have free will, it is plausible to […]

HHU Summer School, Pragmatism-Pluralism-Perspectivism in Science, 15th ‑ 19th September 2025

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germanyhttps://p3-summerschool.netlify.app In the intellectual climate following the decline of post-positivist philosophy of science, scientific pluralism emerged as a direct critical response to the perceived failure of post-positivism to offer a unified view of science. Scientific practices began to be understood in a pluralistic, piecemeal fashion, shifting the focus from a monolithic conception of science to a […]

CfA: Science and Philosophy – Shared History, Diverging Paths?Student Conference, Hannover, 25-26 July 2025

We are pleased to announce the student conference Science and Philosophy – Shared History, Diverging Paths?, which will take place on 25-26 July 2025 at Leibniz University Hannover.  We invite Bachelor’s and Master’s students to submit their abstracts. Participation in the conference is free for everyone and some financial support is available for international participants. Please find the full call for abstracts and […]

Call for Papers: Evidence in Science

Guest Editor: Jürgen LandesTopical Collection with Synthese Hopefully, most of us still believe that evidence and evidential reasoning are keys to understand science and scientific methods. This topical collection is devoted foundational, methodological aspects (uses and abuses) of evidence in science in a broad sense.  Applications of AI and data-driven science have resulted in spectacular […]

Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Humanities or Digital/Computational Philosophy of Science (salary scale 13 TV-L, 75-100%)

Announcement Nestled in a modern city surrounded by nature and with an exceptional standard of living, Leibniz University Hannover offers excellent working conditions in a vibrant scientific community. The Institute of Philosophy at Leibniz University Hannover has an excellent reputation for being one of the leading institutes in Europe with a highly active scholarly community and thriving […]

Masterclass in the Philosophy of Mathematical Practices with Michael Barany (Edinburgh):“Situating Mathematical Practices: Materials, Institutions, and Critical Context”

Date: June 18–20, 2025 Location: Brussels, Belgium (in person) Costs: Free Deadline for abstract submission: May 2, 2025  Deadline for registration: May 15, 2024 Website: https://sites.google.com/view/mc-pmp-brussels-2025  == ABOUT The Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will host its 7th Masterclass in the Philosophy of Mathematical Practices on June […]