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Ausschreibungs-ID: 6240 Wir sind eine interdisziplinär ausgerichtete und weltoffene Universität mit aktuell rund 15.000 Studierenden und einem Fächerspektrum von den Geistes-, Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften bis hin zu Natur-, Ingenieur- und Lebenswissenschaften. Mit über 2.000 Beschäftigten zählen wir zu den größten Arbeitgebern der Region und bieten ein einzigartiges Umfeld für Lehre, Forschung und Weiterbildung. Wir suchen: […]
CFP: GWP.2025, March 24-26, 2025
GWP.2025 Fifth International Conference of the German Society for Philosophy of Science Call for Papers – Call for Symposia ZIWIS, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Erlangen, Germany March 24-26, 2025 Submission Deadline: September 1, 2024 Acceptance Notification: November 2024 Keynote lectures will be given by: Kevin Elliott (Michigan State) Roman Frigg (London) Andreas Hüttemann (Köln) Lina Jansson […]
Master in Statistics, Data Intelligence, and the Foundations of the Sciences – Application Open
The Center for Philosophy, Science, and Policy (CPSP) at the Marche Polytechnic University invites applications for the Master in “Statistics, Data Intelligence, and the Foundations of the Sciences”. The Master aims to fill a gap in the Data Science and STEM fields by integrating theoretical tools and empirical methods for an educated approach to data […]
CfP: Integrated History and Philosophy of Science, March 27-29, 2025, CalTech (Pasadena, California), Deadline: August 18, 2024
Integrated History and Philosophy of Science, 10th conferenceCalifornia Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 27-29 March 2025 Call for papers The Committee for Integrated History and Philosophy of Science invites the submission of abstracts for individual papers and “lightning talks” for &HPS10, the 10th conference in the series Integrated History and Philosophy of Science. We seek contributions that genuinely integrate […]
Master in Statistics, Data Intelligence, and the Foundations of the Sciences
The Center for Philosophy, Science, and Policy (CPSP) at the Marche Polytechnic University invites applications for the Master in “Statistics, Data Intelligence, and the Foundations of the Sciences”. The Master aims to fill a gap in the Data Science and STEM fields by integrating theoretical tools and empirical methods for an educated approach to data analysis, scientific […]
[CfA] Workshop “Methodological Transformations in Fundamental Physics” (Sept. 16-18, Wuppertal – Germany)
Dear all, We are happy to announce our workshop “Methodological Transformations in Fundamental Physics” (September 16-18 2024, Wuppertal, Germany). A call for abstracts is open until June 1st. (For more information, please visit the https://grk2696.de/?page_id=873) AbstractThe success of science is often attributed to “the” scientific method, yet the definition and nature of this method remains a […]
Save the Date: GWP.2025 in Erlangen, 24.-26.3.2025
Liebe GWP-Mitglieder, im Namen des Vorstandes freue ich mich, Ihnen die Daten der nächsten GWP-Konferenz bekanntgeben zu können: Die GWP.2025 wird vom 24. bis 26. März 2025 in Erlangen an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), unter Federführung des ZIWIS – FAU Kompetenzzentrum für interdisziplinäre Wissenschaftsreflexion, stattfinden. Ein ausführlicher Call for Papers wird derzeit vorbereitet und voraussichtlich […]
CfP: Philosophy of Science: Past, Present and Future. (October 17-19, 2024, Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science)
In connection with the centenary of the Vienna Circle and the upcoming 75th anniversary of the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, we are organizing a conference titled Philosophy of Science: Past, Present and Future. This conference will take place on October 17-19, 2024, and will be held at the University of Minnesota. The conference will […]
CfP: The Direction of Time in a Physical World, Online-Workshop, 30-31 August 2023
Invited Speakers: Alison Fernandes, Bryan Roberts, Cristian López, Eddy Chen, Jill North, Natalja Deng, and Nina Emery Abstract: The problem of the direction of time is a central issue in contemporary philosophy of science. On the one hand, we experience many time-directed phenomena, such as causal relationships and local thermodynamic behavior; on the other hand, […]
CfR: Trivalent Suspension, Uncertainty and Reasoning with Conditionals, University of Regensburg, August 30 – September 1, 2023
Aims:The international workshop on “Trivalent Suspension, Uncertainty and Reasoning with Conditionals” (TSUC) aims to bring together renowned researchers from philosophy, logic, formal epistemology, and mathematics to discuss the major issues, contemporary methodologies that have arisen in the study of suspension, uncertainty, and conditionals. We would like to investigate a specific perspective concerning trivalent logic, probability and conditionals. Specifically, this workshop intends […]
CfR: “Explainable AI and Society” Lecture Series, Winter Semester 23/24, online/TU Dortmund
Call for Registration: “Explainable AI and Society” Lecture Series The 4th installment of the lecture series “Explainable AI and Society” will take place during the winter semester 2023/2024, online and in person at TU Dortmund. Modern AI can be used to drive cars, to decide on loans, or to detect cancer. Yet, the inner workings […]
RUB, History, Philosophy and Culture of Science
Dear colleagues and students, please find here some information about the two-year Master program “History, Philosophy and Culture of Science” (HPS+) offered by the Philosophy Department in cooperation with other Departments at Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB): HPS+-info [1] An important novelty is that from now on a specialization in logic (next to a focus on HPS) […]
EPSA25 Venue – Call for Bids
The European Philosophy of Science Association calls for proposals for the venue of EPSA25, its 10th Biennial Conference, to be held in the autumn of 2025. The biennial conference is the main scientific event of the EPSA, typically attracting 200-300 philosophers of science from across the world. It usually comprises 200 contributed and symposia talks, […]
CfR: Netzwerk „Argumentieren in der Schule“, Workshop 2023: Ziele und Grenzen, 18. bis 20. September 2023 in Düsseldorf
Ankündigung Das Netzwerk „Argumentieren in der Schule“ richtet im Rahmen seines Arbeitstreffens einen öffentlichen Workshop mit dem Titel „Ziele und Grenzen des Argumentierens“ aus, der vom 18. bis 20. September 2023 in Düsseldorf stattfindet. Welche Ziele können und sollen im Argumentieren verfolgt werden? Wo liegen die Grenzen des Argumentierens und wie lässt sich mit ihnen umgehen? Diese […]
Call for Applications / CfA: PhD position in the Philosophy of the Life Sciences, Bielefeld University Deadline: July 5th, 2023
Job: PhD position (3 years) in the Philosophy of the Life Sciences at Bielefeld University, Germany (deadline: July 5th, 2023) The Faculty of History, Philosophy und Theology, Department of Philosophy (research group philosophy of science, Prof. Dr. Marie I. Kaiser/Prof. Dr. Lara Keuck/Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alkistis Elliott-Graves), has the following job opening: PhD position in the […]
CfP: 10. Jahrestagung der Carl Stumpf Gesellschaft, Deadline: 1. Juli 2023
Logikphilosophisch – psychologisch – mathematisch – informatisch Hintergrund:In seiner Erkenntnislehre unterscheidet Stumpf zwischen universalen Axiomen oder logischen Grundsätzen einerseits und regionalen Axiomen oder phänomenologischen Grundsätzen andererseits. Das so bestimmte, phänomenologisch geprägte Logikkonzept soll im Mittelpunkt der Jahrestagung stehen und mit anderen, auch aktuellen Logikkonzepten verglichen werden. Call for papers Die Carl Stumpf Gesellschaft lädt dazu ein, die Bedeutung der […]
CfA: The Unconventional Memory Workshop, deadline: July 7th, 2023
The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy invites abstracts for the following event: The Unconventional Memory Workshop MCMP, LMU Munich September 12-13, 2023https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/events/workshops/container/memory_workshop_2023/index.html********************************************* Recent philosophical and scientific research has aimed to widen the boundaries of what we think memory is as well as where and how we think it occurs. This workshop is dedicated to the […]
CfP: minimal (anti-) metaphysics, deadline: 31 December 2023
Guest editors: Tobias Henschen (Cologne), Andreas Hüttemann (Cologne) Topical Collection Description: The metaphysics of science debate is often characterized as dividing philosophers who endorse positions of “maximal” metaphysics and “maximal” anti-metaphysics: philosophers who believe and philosophers who refuse to believe that the content or practice of science is to be explained in terms of unobservable […]
CfA: Ringvorlesung “Menschenbilder in der Wissenschaft” des Zentrums f. Wissenschaftstheorie/Münster
Die Frage nach der Stellung des Menschen in der Wissenschaft gewinnt durch die immer umfassendere wissenschaftliche Erschließung der menschlichen Lebenswelt an Bedeutung. Das Feld der damit verbundenen Phänomene erstreckt sich von der geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Erforschung des Menschen und seiner Lebenszusammenhänge über die Vorstellungen vom Menschen in den Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften bis hin zu praktischen […]
CfA: HaPoC 2023 – 7th International Conference on the History and Philosophy of Computing, October 18-20, 2023, Warsaw University of Technology, deadline: April 30, 2023
Dear all. Submissions are now open for the 7th edition of HaPoC, to be hosted by the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences at Warsaw University of Technology from 18 through 20 October, 2023. Important dates: – Submission deadline: April 30, 2023 – Notification of acceptance/rejection: June 30th, 2023 – Conference: October 18-20, 2023 Conference […]
CfA: Salzburg Conference for Young Analytic Philosophy / SOPhiA 2023, September 6 – 8, 2023, deadline: May 15, 2023
CfP: How Should We Reason? Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives, MCMP, LMU Munich (deadline: July 1st, 2023)
The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy invites submissions for the following event: How Should We Reason? Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives MCMP, LMU Munich October 12-13, 2023https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/events/workshops/container/perspectives_2023/index.html********************************************* According to a long-standing insight going back to Hume, the normative and the descriptive are distinct in kind, so that it is wrong to conclude “is” from “ought” or […]
CfP/R: Masterclass in the Philosophy of Mathematical Practices with Jean Paul Van Bendegem (21 – 23 June 2023 // Brussels, Belgium (in person))
Masterclass in the Philosophy of Mathematical Practices with Jean Paul Van BendegemDate: 21 – 23 June 2023Location: Brussels, Belgium (in person)Costs: FreeDeadline for abstract submission: April 1, 2023Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/mc-pmp-brussels-2023/ The Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will host its fifth Masterclass in the Philosophy of Mathematical Practices on […]
CfP: Inductive Metaphysics, HHU Duesseldorf, August 9-11, 2023
CfA: Travel stipends for workshop series in philosophy and sociology of science: Forest – city – river