Reposted by Andreas VrahimisThe HOPOS Journal @hoposjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The first item in our Fall issue is a note from HOPOS Editor Matthew J. Brown, looking back on the first 16 years of the HOPOS Journal. He talks about the founding of the journal, some of the early articles, and how far we’ve come. Brown also discusses some exciting upcoming changes to the journal. 01911
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wonderful to see that Helen De Cruz has won the International Society for Science & Religion's General Readership Book Prize for her work, Wonderstruck! This illuminating book reveals how wonder and awe are catalysts that can help us reclaim what makes life worth living. Learn more: buff.ly/IYNfe0Q 112442
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisScott Edgar @scottedgar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I can promise that, when this book exists, it will be full of very cool papers. 153
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisThe HOPOS Journal @hoposjournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Our Fall issue has just published! HOPOS volume 16, number 2 includes articles on evolutionary thinking east and west, two each on Kant and Duhem, the philosophy of experimentation, the Copenhagen Interpretation of QM, and constructive empiricism. 0218
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisMassimiliano Simons @masssimons.bsky.social · 25/09/20261/ 🧵 The history of the philosophy of experimentation isn't really just a history of what philosophers have said about experiments. In a new #HOPOS paper, I argue that it is also a history of what philosophers thought philosophy of science itself was *for*. #philsci 24120
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisPaul L. Franco @loadofbunk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Histories of the Value-Laden Ideals of Science" edited by @tuadam.bsky.social and Gabor Biro is out! I have a paper in it about Feigl and Churchman, Ackoff, and Rudner. For the 3 or 4 of you itching for even more Churchman content, Roberto Gronda has a chapter on him in the volume, too. #HOPOStaylorfrancis.comHistories of the Value-Laden Ideals of Science | Philosophical PerspecThis volume challenges oversimplified accounts of the value-free (VFI) and the value-laden ideals (VLI) in twentieth-century philosophy of science. Rather than 0175
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisPeter West @peterwest23.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My paper on Dorothy Emmet's moral philosophy has been published in Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...degruyterbrill.com 082
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisAnna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Frank Ramsey now on the wall along with the portraits of other former fellows of @kingscollege.bsky.social I am proud to have advocated for this recent addition 18611
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisMartin Lenz @goingloopy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Assistant Professor - Medieval Philosophyjobs.utoronto.caAssistant Professor - Medieval PhilosophyAssistant Professor - Medieval Philosophy 075
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisPaul L. Franco @loadofbunk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Hesse on what philosophy of science has to do with philosophy of language. www.jstor.org/stable/19245... 042
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisSander Verhaegh @sanderverhaegh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026In the 1930s, a group of European philosophers fled fascism and reshaped American philosophy. Why did logical positivism have such an impact on US thought? And why did it play a central role in the culture wars of the 1950s and 1960s? Released today! Logical Positivism: An American History (1/3) 518554
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisMassimiliano Simons @masssimons.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The program is out! Looking forward to three days of great talks on the history of philosophy of technology! All welcome in Maastricht #philtech #histtech #sts #hopos #hopot2026 11911
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisUljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The Carnap Handbook is finally out (open access), with an article by me about Carnap and psychology link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #HPS #HOPOS #philscilink.springer.comCarnap and PsychologyWhen considering Carnaps relationship to psychology, we can distinguish between the question whether (and to what extent) Carnap’s works contain assumptions about what might plausibly be constru... 17220
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisThe HOPOS Journal @hoposjournal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026It's been a busy year for the journal. In June the 16th HOPOS conference was held at Ohio State. In January 2027 #HOPOS will move to Cambridge University Press. And in Spring 2026 HOPOS published a new issue! Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hopos/20... 063
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisBritish Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026BSHP Career Information Session Our BSHP Ambassador, Dr Luca Dondoni, is organising an exclusive BSHP Career Information Session this autumn on moving between academic systems 🗓️ Save the date: 16 October 2026 📍Online 4️⃣ 4 Panelists Please register here forms.gle/YiMFixZEDD1d... See you there! 011
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisSimon Glendinning @simonglend.bsky.social · 11/08/2026If you haven’t already done so, please sign the petition to save the Philosophy programme at Dundee. c.org/5Smh96VnfGc.orgSign the PetitionSave the Philosophy Programme at Dundee University 02925
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026'Transcribe Bentham began in 2010, and another 20,000 or so manuscript pages require transcription. We’d like to invite your readers to help us complete the project and to explore the writings and correspondence of a figure of enormous historical importance.' #Skystorianstheguardian.comJoin the crowd digitising Jeremy Bentham | LetterLetter: Dr Tim Causer invites readers to help complete a transcription project and to explore the writings and correspondence of the philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham 29474
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisDomingos Faria @dfaria.eu · 08/08/2026📖ndpr.nd.eduSusan Stebbing: Philosophical PapersSusan Stebbing (1885-1943) was a prominent analytic philosopher in the generation after Russell and Moore. Stebbing was highly influential on the post-war gene… 021
Reposted by Andreas Vrahimislastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 08/08/2026This is more or less Schlick's position (though he frames it in terms of being young, of having a playful spirit) in a lovely essay of his that is a very underappreciated part of the logical positivist canon www.sweetstudy.com/files/partii...sweetstudy.com 3398
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisJustin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 06/08/2026Philosopher Anthony Kenny has died.dailynous.comAnthony Kenny (1931-2026) - Daily NousAnthony Kenny, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Oxford, well-known for his work on the philosophy of mind and history of philosophy, has died. Professor Kenny wrote widely on the ... 01811
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisEmily Lawson @emilylawson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My new paper, "Abhinavagupta on Savoring Aesthetic Disgust," is forthcoming in Philosophers' Imprint! I'm delighted. philpapers.org/rec/LAWAOS-2philpapers.org 021
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisFranz Berto @franzberto.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Philosophers, spread the word! The next Special Issue of The Philosophical Quarterly will be 'Philosophy and Climate Change' - Guest Editor Stephen Gardiner, call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/cal... 16437
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisPhilosophy of Science @philscijournal.bsky.social · 08/08/2024📣Announcement 📣 To support best practices for citation in philosophy of science, we've updated our word limit policy to exclude reference sections. Articles are now limited to 9000 words including abstract, footnotes, in-text citations, figures, and tables; reference sections have no word limit. 24310
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisBorut Trpin @boruttrpin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The Journal of Mathematical Philosophy is now open for submissions! It is fully open access, with no fees for authors or readers. Please help spread the word, and do consider sending us your work. Very happy to be part of the inaugural editorial board. mathematicalphilosophy.org/mathphilmathematicalphilosophy.org 35929
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisDr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 31/07/2026Resources for #philosophy on Bluesky (updated) 1. Feeds bsky.app/profile/did:... (uses #PhilSky & other common hashtags—see profile for others) 2. Lists (NEW) bsky.app/profile/did:... (people) bsky.app/profile/did:... (orgs) 3. Starter packs go.bsky.app/kiKSKZ (people) go.bsky.app/RMuQBg3 (orgs) 23219
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisDr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 30/07/2026A reminder that the Philosophy Jobs feed includes a comprehensive list of #philosophy positions advertised on Bluesky, either via the philjobs.org website or tagged with the #PhilJobs or #PhilosophyJobs hashtags. Save/pin and like the feed if you find it useful! 🙏 #PhilSky #academia 0227
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisTim Christiaens @timchristiaens.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Interesting piece on the femicide of Hélène Legotien, the woman often reduced in histories of French philosophy to “Althusser’s unfortunate wife”. voxeurop.eu/en/femicide-...voxeurop.eu 011
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisThe Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The first issue of our academic journal, Philosophy, was published 100 years ago in 1926 📜✨ In our centenary edition, we're celebrating both the journal and the discipline of #philosophy itself, reflecting on what philosophy does, what it should do, and why. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 042
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisMichael Walschots @michaelwalschots.com · 27/07/2026Deadline Extended (until Aug. 17)! TWO postdoc positions in Milan (for two years each) on 18th-C British/German ethics (18ethics.unimi.it). Fluency in Italian is NOT required. See here for more details and share widely! www.unimi.it/en/node/5470318ethics.unimi.itHomepage - 18ETHICS 032
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisShen-yi Liao 廖顯禕 @liao.shen-yi.org · 23/07/2026@julesholroyd.bsky.social and I have a paper on material expressions of praise—monuments and memorials, plaques and trophies, grants and prizes—which we call "appraisive things". It is forthcoming at the Journal of the APA (open access!) and a preprint is available at philpapers.org/rec/HOLATB-4philpapers.org 1247
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisExtending New Narratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · 20/07/2026New open-access book, by Alison Stone: Julia Wedgwood and the Law of Imperfect Antithesis 📖 Read it here: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116... #Philosophy #VictorianStudies #HistoryOfPhilosophy #PhilSky #WomenInPhilosophy #OpenAccessopenbookpublishers.comThe Philosophy of Julia Wedgwood: Imperfect AntithesisCombining philosophical analysis with innovative digital methods for recovering lost texts, this study restores Wedgwood as a major nineteenth-century philosopher and offers a compelling new lens on m... 183
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisExtending New Narratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · 23/06/2026New podcast episode! 🎧 Emily Thomas (Durham) on Victoria Welby: motion, energy, space, time, and a philosophical salon at the heart of an extraordinary intellectual network. www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/podcast.html #philsky #womenphilosophersnewnarrativesinphilosophy.netPodcastThe New Voices podcast consists of conversations about women philosophers and individuals from other groups who have been underrepresented in the history of European and Western philosophy: their... 1119
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisDr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 25/07/2026“There is no honour for the humanities in regaining their standing through the attention of #AI companies, if they engage only on the technology industry’s terms. In that case, they will have become important in exactly the wrong way.“ #AIEthics #PhilTech 3278
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisAlejandro Fábregas-Tejeda @alejandrofabregastejeda.com · 25/07/2026What renders experiments in chemistry worth the pursuit? @vanessaseifert.bsky.social argues that experimentation refines theories, serves education, spurs industrial development, seeds technological innovation & enriches the historiography of chemistry 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci 2335
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisBennett McNulty @mbmcnulty.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Paul Feyerabend in correspondence with Grover Maxwell, excited about his new typewriter. 2348
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisRay Monk @raymodraco.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Hot off the press! My piece on Einstein in the latest LRB. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukRay Monk · Einstein’s Miracle Year‘Why is it that nobody understands me and everybody likes me?’ Albert Einstein’s question acknowledges the great... 55017
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisDe Gruyter Brill Philosophy @dgb-philosophy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026We're delighted to announce the new History of North American Philosophy series at the Society for the History of Analytic Philosophy conference at Toronto's TMU! Juliet Floyd, Sandra Laugier, Sanford Shieh, and commissioning editor Christoph Schirmer welcome proposals. Interested? - Get in touch! 161
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisAlisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 15/07/2026It's midday, yet dark outside with a surreal orange sky from the Canadian wildfire smoke. #OneEarth 2316
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisCatarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026My paper with S. Anttila & M. Talbi on Foucault and epistemic injustice is finally out, in a splendid volume edited by @danlor.bsky.social :) The paper is not open access, but I'll post below a link to the pre-print version. Abstract 👇 www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...taylorfrancis.comFoucault, Testimonial Injustice, and Power/Knowledge | 38 | The FoucauIn recent decades, epistemic injustice has become a central topic of inquiry within analytic social epistemology. Despite a common focus on how knowledge and 272
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisJess L @jessicaleech.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Fixed term lectureship in ethics/political philosophy at KCL 👀 my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...my.corehr.com 143
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisMel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026As philosophy rushes to claim expertise on AI, AI companies rush to control the philosophical narrative. Unlike other disciplines, philosophy has no standards for reporting conflicts of interest. This petition endeavors to change that: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comOpen Letter about Industry Funding and Disclosure in Philosophy*For full list of signatories, updated every few hours, please click here.* In recent years, philosophical writing on areas such as climate change, technology, misinformation, and artificial intellige... 416678
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisAlisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 30/06/2026"Planck..used exact same title..even tho contents of 2 essays differ..Springer's internal policing software removed paper..w/o human supervision. [Instead of just marking RETRACTED but leaving text Springer postd blank pg & charged $39.95 for PDF] Springer"also nixed an editorial..about retractions" 12211
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisAnn-Sophie Barwich @smellosopher.bsky.social · 30/06/2026It is out and OPEN ACCESS: "The Senses: Perception and Experience" (Cambridge University Press, Elements: Philosophy of Mind, ed. by @keithfrankish.com) #PhilSky #booksky #HPBio #philosophy #cogsci www.cambridge.org/core/element...cambridge.orgThe SensesCambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - The Senses 1212848
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisMatthew J Brown @thehangedman.com · 29/06/2026Deadline for applications is July 8. Let me know if you have any questions. 197
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisBritish Society for the History of Philosophy @thebshp.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The BSHP is pleased to announce the latest volume in the BSHP New Texts in the History of Philosophy series: Letters of English Women Philosophers 1902-1951 Edited by Emily Thomas, Oxford University Press, 2026 global.oup.com/academic/pro... 1105
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisSabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I am heartbroken by University of Exeter’s decision to endanger the majority of staff in philosophy and qualitative social science, including #Egenis @exeterspspa.bsky.social No warning, no consultations, just an email dropped into inboxes announcing redundancy. c.org/zKbPJFDwBq #philsci #sts #hps 512649
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This is fantastic! And it might help me work out whether I’m a stoical Epicurean, or an Epicurean stoic. 79117
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisPeter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Here is an #OpenAccess article in which I describe and explain a syllabus on women thinkers in ancient and medieval philosophy; this is based on a class I teach for King's College London: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... The whole issue is on teaching women philosophers. #philsky #philosophytandfonline.comWomen of the world: teaching women thinkers in pre-modern global philosophyThis paper reflects on experiences teaching courses on women thinkers from antiquity and the medieval period. The discussion is built around a proposed syllabus (similar to one used in teaching at ... 14628
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisPeter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Coming up Sunday on #HoPWaG: we finish our mini-series on 17th century French art and literature by considering the philosophical themes of Racine's tragedies! The previous episode from two weeks ago was on Moliere and makes for an interesting comparison: historyofphilosophy.net/moliere #philskyhistoryofphilosophy.net495. Comedy of Errors: Molière | History of Philosophy without any gaps 073
Reposted by Andreas VrahimisThe HOPOS Journal @hoposjournal.bsky.social · 23/06/2026The 2026 #HOPOS conference is underway! Hosted by The Ohio State University. A full roster of talks begins today with sessions on logical empiricism, Aristotle, the life sciences, sociology, and neo-Kantianism. Download the full program here: hopos2026.dryfta.com/81-programhopos2026.dryfta.comProgram Booklet81 program 12410