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Daniel Kostic

@danielkostic.bsky.social
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Philosopher working on theories of explanation, understanding consciousness and AI (daniel-kostic.weebly.com). One half of KOKHA (kokha.bandcamp.com/album/mental-hea…)

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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A writeup abt the special issue of Studies in HPS which @martinkusch.bsky.social and I edited based on a 2022 conference held @crasshlive.bsky.social & @kingscollege.bsky.social The standard of articles is high, my own submission got rejected! So I poured my heart into the introduction. Have a read
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Joanna Karolina Malinowska @malinowska.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A reminder that registration for our workshop, “Mind the Gap: Engaging Europe’s East in Global Health Debates”, closes on 9 October 2026! Participation is free, with both in-person and online options. In-person participation at Charité in Berlin :) www.globalhealth.de/news/view/mi...
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Mind the gap: engaging Europe’s East in global health debates
Scientific Workshop in Berlin
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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Important proposals for how to fix science funding. Funding needs to map onto how science is actually done: not by demanding this or that result, but by exploring this or that promising direction and seeing what happens.
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The keynote talk by @magdalenamalecka.bsky.social "On Representing Decision-Making in Economics and Behavioral Science" at the 8th annual SURe workshop in Warsaw this year (shorturl.at/tE7uA) is now online! @philsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social
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On Representing Decision-Making in Economics and Behavioral Science
YouTube video by Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Autumn is a perfect season for still life. I wonder if the Dutch old masters would respect me for being so efficient by taking photos instead of painting it. After all, what’s “the added value” of doing something for hours and imprecisely if you can do it in seconds ;) #dutchefficiency #autumn
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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We are very happy to announce the launch of Systems Ecology @systems-ecology.bsky.social, a new independent, diamond open-access journal dedicated to advancing systems-level understanding in ecology. systems-ecology.org/index.php/se Check the Founding editorial! systems-ecology.org/index.php/se...
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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Two weeks left to sign up for the Meta-Research Symposium 2026 organized by the Paul Meehl Graduate School paulmeehlschool.github.io/2026-08-04-s... If you've attended previous years, you know this is a lovely day full of cutting edge meta-science, and a great opportunity to network.
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Registration Now Open: Meta-Research Symposium 2026 | Paul Meehl Graduate School
We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the third Paul Meehl Graduate School Meta-Research Symposium! In...
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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 10/09/2026
“Do philosophers really think differently than non-philosophers?” A team of researchers focusing on neurodivergent traits and responses to thought experiments offers a partial answer...
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How Different Are Philosophers? (guest post) - Daily Nous
"Do philosophers really think differently than non-philosophers?" That's the question taken up by a team of researchers in a recent study published in Philosophical Psychology. Focusing on differences...
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Georg Gangl @ggangl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Indeed! Send something in today still and then come to Ostrava in November to discuss some philosophy of history with us.
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eenphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Here is the very impressive programme put together by the co-chairs, Elena Popa and Aviezer Tucker, as well as our book of abstracts! Here's the link to both: eenps2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag... We look forward to seeing some of you in Bucharest!
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The Sixth Biennial Conference of the East European Network for Philosophy of Science - Sciencesconf.org
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Just a month till Bucharest, check out the program we put together #philsci
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Weekend bike rides in the South Holland’s countryside
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Tragic beyond belief. Absolutely disgusting how media ganged up on him, & all those despicable characters ridiculing him just to amplify Cambridge’s embarrassment. Including the @theguardian.com with its thinly veiled "here is a new bit, but we won't comment until the investigation is over". Shame!
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What a fascinating interview with the great @russpoldrack.org. He gives a crash course in fMRI, through his personal history, and discusses some rather interesting metascientific issues about reproducibility, and of course, the future of neuroimaging. This is how interviews should be done.
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Our paper “Scientific Understanding Across Disciplines: In Varietate Concordia?”, has been accepted for publication in the @jgps.bsky.social. Many thanks to @henkderegt.bsky.social for leading this project, and to all the co-authors for the excellent work. It was a lot of fun working on this paper!
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Losing Exeter philosophers of science would be devastating to our field and to the international standing of U.K. universities. Please help us publicise this letter and put pressure to the Exeter execs. Their work as teachers and researchers is irreplaceable #philsci #HigherEd
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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Here 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 #philosophy
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Women of the world: teaching women thinkers in pre-modern global philosophy
This 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 ...
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Borut Trpin @boruttrpin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The 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/mathphil
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Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science bot @oecs-bot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
By applying psychological and ethnographic methods to classic thought experiments, experimental philosophy tests whether our deepest intuitions hold… Experimental Philosophy by Edouard Machery doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.6b32d916 #CognitiveScience
Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science: "Experimental Philosophy" by Edouard Machery. Experimental philosophy, broadly understood, is the empirical study of empirical questions that are philosophically significant. More narrowly understood, it is the empirical study of philosophically
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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
And it’s out - our homage to the inimitable John Dupré, a giant of contemporary philosophy, from his loving colleagues and a stellar cast of contributors link.springer.com/book/10.1007... : #philsci
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Life Beyond Human Boundaries: John Dupré’s Philosophy and the Interdisciplinary Study of the Life Sciences
This open access book is self-standing as the only substantive anthology of writings centered on John Dupre’s work.
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Geometric constraints on the architecture of mammalian cortical connectomes -Findings are robust across five mammalian species with varying brain geometries -Geometry’s influence on cortical wiring is conserved over 90 million years
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Tania Lombrozo @tanialombrozo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I wrote a book! It's called WHY WE ASK WHY, and it's about the human drive to explain, combining psychology, philosophy, and stories. It will be released on October 6, but it's currently available for pre-order from Barnes & Noble at 25% off with code PREORDER25.
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Eugene Y. S. Chua @eugenechua.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
As program committee chair, it's my pleasure to announce the program for the Asian Philosophy of Science Association's inaugural conference. We have a great selection of papers, and I'm very excited to see everyone in Singapore come July! Details: www.ntu.edu.sg/soh/news-eve... #philsky #philsci
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My paper with Chris Pincok, "Non-causal Explanations of Social and Biological Networks" is now published online. 👇🧵 doi.org/10.1017/psa.... @philsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social
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Non-causal Explanations of Social and Biological Networks | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core
Non-causal Explanations of Social and Biological Networks
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
In the new paper, Pincock & I show that Kleinberg models preserve directionality & asymmetry in non-causal explanation via explanatory priority of property individuation. Also, an erotetically regimented pragmatics of explanatory relevance preserves asymmetry, even when directionality is violated.
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Luis Lopez @lglopez.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
#philsci #philosophy #AI #ML #AI4science #XAI
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
My paper with Chris Pincock “Non-causal explanations of social and biological networks” has been accepted for publication in the Philosophy of Science! #PSA #philosophyofscience @philsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social
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eenphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🚀 New on the EENPS blog! We’re launching a new section dedicated to research centres and institutions across the CEE region. 🔗 eenps.weebly.com/research-centres.html We start strong with our first entries:
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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 18/05/2026
How has the development and spread of AI affected the employment prospects of college graduates across different areas of study?
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Philosophy Majors’ Job Prospects and the Spread of AI Technology - Daily Nous
A study by The Economist looked at how the employment prospects of college graduates have changed over the past few years as AI use by potential employers has increased. The concern is that firms will...
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Recommending this important work by @olesyabondarenko.bsky.social #philsci
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Joanna Karolina Malinowska @malinowska.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Join us for the workshop “Process Philosophy in Practice”! Keynote: John Dupré Speakers: Dominika Włoch-Salamon & Joanna Karolina Malinowska Online participation — DM or email: malinowska[at]amu.edu.pl More info: fb.me/e/9S5IxvRjd
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Program of the 8th SURe workshop is up: sure-workshop.weebly.com/current-work... The program committee's job was not easy, but we have a very exciting lineup. Looking forward to seeing you in Warsaw from 27-29 May! @philsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social
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Current Workshop
8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop        The workshop will take place May 27-29, 2026 , at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, The Polish Academy of...
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The role of luck in success.
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The Role of Luck in Life Success Is Far Greater Than We Realized
Are the most successful people in society just the luckiest people?
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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Besides the plausible #UBI plea, a wonderful analogy resonates with my hearing Angine de Poitrine: it's like a deaf child getting a hearing device and hearing its parents voices for the 1st time. I still remember where I was when I 1st heard the Tuxedomoon, DAF, Floating Points, Daphni, PJ Harvey.
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Frances Egan @francesegan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Online book launch for Ken Aizawa's kenaizawa.bsky.social excellent new book May 18, 2026 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT. Commentaries by Uljana Feest, Gualtiero Piccinini, and Samuel Schindler. For the zoom link email ken.aizawa@gmail.com The book is available open access from CUP:
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Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation
Cambridge Core - Philosophy of Science - Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
If you are planning to attend, the registration is open. We @hpscambridge.bsky.social are pouring our hearts into this conference and it will be amazing. Even though my own submission was not accepted! #philsci #philsky #hps #metascience
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Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice 2026 Conference | SPSP Cambridge 2026
The Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice 2026 Conference at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge
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Tomas Marvan 🇪🇺 @tmarvan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
h/t @jakubmihalik.bsky.social CfP for the Faces of Subjectivity workshop @ our Institute in Prague, September 10–12, 2026 Keynote speakers: Robert J. Howell, Anna Giustina and Sam Coleman Deadline end of May 2026. Thx for spreading the word! subjectivity.flu.cas.cz/workshop/?fb... #philsky
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Faces of Subjectivity – subjectivity.flu.cas.cz
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Borut Trpin @boruttrpin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
How do paradigms structure inquiry today? Our symposium Paradigms, Progress, and Conceptual Change (Maribor, 3–4 Dec 2026) revisits Kuhn in light of current work across epistemology, philosophy of science, AI, and beyond. Abstracts due 20 September. philevents.org/event/show/1...
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Paradigms, Progress, and Conceptual Change
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Maribor is pleased to announce an international symposium reflecting on the enduring legacy of Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolut...
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Matt Zwolinski @mattzwolinski.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
A free, searchable index of 212,000+ philosophy book reviews. Covers 1,200+ journals going back to the 1890s. Filter by subfield, journal, author, reviewer, year, or access type. Built it because I kept wishing this existed. Now it does. philreviews.org
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PhilReviews
A comprehensive, searchable database of 212,000+ philosophy book reviews across 1,480 academic journals.
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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This workshop brings together mathematicians, philosophers, computer scientists, and experimental neuroscientists to identify either missing or ill-directed trends in neuroscience and ask new questions toward a new paradigm. bit.ly/4sLmipW @battaglialab.bsky.social @danielkostic.bsky.social
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Inkeri Koskinen @inkerikoskinen.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
If you work on values in science, and have noticed that the literature is a bit too focused on values in science in Anglophone democracies – and that it therefore stays silent on issues that we should be talking about – please consider submitting an abstract to our workshop! (24–25 August, Helsinki)
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CFP – Pre-conference workshop: Values in science in the rest of the world
24–25 August 2026, Helsinki – just before ENPOSS 2026 Keynote speakers: David Ludwig (Wageningen University) Karoliina Pulkkinen (University of Helsinki) The idea that social, political and ethical ...
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Thank you for the platform! I don't like the phrase 'money can't buy x' (for any x), it's just too vague and not true when taking literally. It was great to juxtapose the ideas abt wellbeing @markfabian.bsky.social and I have been developing with those of @lfitouchi.bsky.social and moral psychology.
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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
One week left, send your abstracts!
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Tomas Marvan 🇪🇺 @tmarvan.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Coming soon! #consci #structuralism
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Ken Aizawa @kenaizawa.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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The evidence for representation | Philosophy and the Mind Sciences
Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. PhiMiSci is a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit open-access journal...
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eenphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
📢 New EENPS blog posts on philosophy of science in the CEE region! Daniel Kostić reflects on topological explanation, explanatory pragmatics & structural bias in academia. Borut Trpin writes on coherence, modelling & building philosophy of science in Slovenia. 👉 eenps.weebly.com/blog #philsci
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What is your current role and how did you get here? I am currently an Associate Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFIS PAN). This is a purely...
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Borut Trpin @boruttrpin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I recently added an entry on the @eenphilsci.bsky.social blog: a bit of my story from early international experiences to my current work on coherence and reasoning, and what it’s like building philosophy of science here in Central & Eastern Europe. eenps.weebly.com/blog/borut-t... #philsci
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Borut Trpin
What is your current role and how did you get here? I am currently an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ljubljana, with affiliation also at the University of Maribor. My path...
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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We're excited to announce the Spring 2026 PSA office hours! Come learn, ask questions, and connect with leading voices in philosophy of science! Details in the 🧵 Registration at this link: www.philsci.org/psa_...
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We conceived this series to put into words the experience of #philsci researchers from Eastern n Central Europe. There are 2 entries from @boruttrpin.bsky.social and @danielkostic.bsky.social Thanks to both! These are stories of success and resilience, but read about the darker sides too and learn.
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Fantastic upcoming conference — check out the super-interesting work that @vmywang.bsky.social will present on the Glasgow effect and the tricky choice of causal variables for causal modelling in public health when dealing with complex multifactorial phenomena such as excess mortality.
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