Submitted by Sander Verhaegh (TiLPS, Tilburg University).   Call for Registration: 4th TiLPS History of Analytic Philosophy Workshop (online) Date: December 14 and 15, 2020 Location: Online (Zoom) Website: https://thapw2020.wordpress.com Everyone is cordially invited. If you would like to attend, please register at https://thapw2020.wordpress.com/registration/ before December 1. The conference is free of charge and will […]

Submitted by Ludger Jansen (ZfW, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster).   Einladung — Call for participation   ZfW-Ringvorlesung „Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit in der Corona-Krise“   Vorträge ab dem 12.11.2020 immer Donnerstag, 18:15 bis 20:00 Uhr, online, nach Anmeldung   Thema Die Corona-Krise markiert eine Zäsur im Verhältnis von Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit. Wissenschaftlich sichtbar gemachte Gefahren und Risiken […]

Submitted by EPSA.   EPSA21: Call for Papers and Symposia 8th Biennial Conference of the EPSA in Turin, Italy UPDATE: It has been decided that EPSA21 will include online as well as in-person presentations. In order to accommodate those who want to take advantage of this change, the submission deadline will be extended beyond 18 January 2021. The […]

Submitted by Adrian Wüthrich (TU Berlin).   Call for Papers Virtual entities in science: a virtual workshop 5, 12 and 19 March 2021, online Organized by the Project “Virtual Particles” (A1) of the Research Unit “The Epistemology of the Large Hadron Collider” Not only since the sudden increase of online communication due to the COVID-19 situation has the […]

Submitted by Ludger Jansen (WWU Münster).   Das Zentrum für Wissenschaftstheorie (ZfW) vergibt für das Sommersemester 2021 vier vergütete Lehraufträge (2 SWS) Die Lehrveranstaltungen sind den Allgemeinen Studien zugeordnet, richten sich an wissenschaftstheoretisch interessierte Studierende aller Fächer und sollen einem der drei folgenden Bereiche zugeordnet werden: Klassiker der Wissenschaftstheorie (z.B. Kuhn, Popper etc.), Vertiefungsveranstaltungen zur […]

Submitted by Leonie Wiemeyer (Leibniz University Hannover).   The Research Training Group GRK 2073 “Integrating Ethics and Epistemology of Scientific Research”) at the Institute of Philosophy of Leibniz University Hannover invites applications for a position as a Research Assistant – Postdoc (m/f/d, Salary Scale E13 TV-L, 100 %) to start on 1 January 2021. The […]

Submitted by Anne Sophie Meincke (University of Vienna).   I PraeDoc positions at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Vienna The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 178 fields of study, approx. 9.800 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.10.2020 of a University Assistant (prae doc) […]

Submitted by Florian J. Boge (University of Wuppertal).   Synthese Topical Collection on Simplicity out of Complexity? Physics and the Aims of Science Extended Deadline: 30 September 2020 Guest Editors Florian J. Boge (University of Wuppertal) Paul Grünke (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) Martin King (University of Bonn) Miguel Ángel Carretero Sahuquillo (University of Wuppertal) Description […]

Submitted by Thomas Müller (University of Konstanz).   Three PhD Positions in Interdisciplinary Project in Philosophy and Physics (f/m/d; part-time 65%, E 13 TV-L or comparable) The start date is December 1st, 2020, or by agreement. Three positions are available for four years each. Two positions (PhD1, PhD3) will be filled at the University of […]

Submitted by Markus Seidel (WWU Münster).   Am Zentrum für Wissenschaftstheorie der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster ist ab dem 1. Oktober 2020 befristet bis zum 30. September 2021 eine Stelle einer Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L (100%) im Rahmen einer Elternzeitvertretung zu besetzen. Die regelmäßige Arbeitszeit beträgt bei Vollbeschäftigung zurzeit 39 Stunden 50 Minuten […]

Submitted by Jürgen Landes (MCMP, LMU Munich).   ********************************************* The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy invites participation for the following online conference: Bayesian Epistemology: Perspectives and Challenges MCMP, LMU Munich August 10-14, 2020 https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/events/workshops/container/bayesian_epistemology_2020/index.html ********************************************* The conference on 12-14 August 2020 is preceded by a Summer School on 10-11 August 2020. Both will be held […]

Submitted by Silvia Jonas (MCMP, LMU Munich).   ********************************************* The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy invites registrations for the following event: Mathematics and Analogical Reasoning MCMP, LMU Munich postponed to 27-28 August, 2021 https://silviajonas.wixsite.com/mathematicsanalogies ********************************************* IDEA & MOTIVATION: The goal of this conference is to investigate the role of mathematics as a heuristic device for […]

Submitted by Sander Verhaegh (TiLPS, Tilburg University).   Final CfP: 4th Annual TiLPS History of Analytic Philosophy Workshop On December 14 and 15, 2020, the Tilburg Center for Moral Philosophy, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS) organizes the fourth annual TiLPS History of Analytic Philosophy workshop. This workshop aims to bring together researchers interested in […]

Submitted by Deniz Sarikaya (University of Hamburg).   CALL FOR APPLICATION, please circulate among interested students Online Masterclass Lakatos’ Undone Work The Practical Turn and the Division of Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Science https://lakatosundonework.weebly.com/ Online, hosted by the London School of Economics (LSE) In this online masterclass, each of the 14 participating graduate […]

Submitted by Milla Lifke (Bielefeld University).   ONLINE Workshop: Niche Construction and Other Mechanisms in Ecology and Evolution 2-3 July 2020 8:30am-5pm Central European Summer Time (CEST) Due to Corona Virus we are proud to be hosting an online workshop at the intersection of philosophy, ecology and evolution. The workshop brings together philosophers, ecologists, and […]