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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

There's now also a poster for our November conference Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences. The submission deadline is in the end of August. Please spread the word, and come to Ostrava to discuss the historical sciences and their philosophy with us!

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Yesterday, we had our own panel on the philosophy of the historical sciences at the 6th INTH-conference in Tallinn, Estonia. The panel was well-attended and there was a lively discussion. Let’s keep the discussion on the historical sciences and their philosophy going! #INTH

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

This week, our very own Aviezer Tucker, @david-cernin.bsky.social, and @ggangl.bsky.social spoke at the conference "On Plurality and Relativism in Contemporary Philosophy" at the University of Ružomberok, Slovakia. Here some snapshots from the event.

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

From this week on, our very own @david-cernin.bsky.social and @ggangl.bsky.social are teaching the course "Philosophy of the Historical Sciences" at the University of Ostrava. See here for more info: www.osu.eu/22821/course.... And if you're a student at UO, there is still time to join the course!

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Check out the newest issue of the Journal of the Philosophy of History! It contains articles by our very own @david-cernin.bsky.social and Eugen Zeleňák, among other great texts: brill.com/view/journal.... David wrote about the philosophy of Big History and Eugen on realism and constructivism.

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Today in two weeks, the autumn edition of our joint research seminar PHO2 will begin with @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social's talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". The talk will be hybrid (in Ostrava & on Zoom). More info: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ar.... All welcome!

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Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

This week, we welcomed @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social as a visitor. Next to the talk she gave, which will be uploaded to our Youtube Channel soon, the week was filled with discussions on the philosophy of archaeology, historical reenactment, and Taylor Swift, among other things. Good days!

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Yesterday, we had the book launch event for The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and @david-cernin.bsky.social. Check the handbook out here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbur.... And get it for your libraries!

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Today in a week (30.09), there will be the book lauch event for the Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and @david-cernin.bsky.social. The event will be hybrid (in person and on Zoom). All welcome and more info below

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Georg Gangl @ggangl.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I'm really pleased with our seminar programme this semester. We've got a great lineup topicwise, so there should be something for everyone with an interest in the philosophy of history. Save the dates and join us if you can!

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Come and join us for the book launch event for The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences Big History, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and @david-cernin.bsky.social! We'll celebrate the publication on September 30, in Ostrava and over Zoom. More info below!

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Last week was a busy week for the Centre on the international stage! The Centre’s director gave a keynote at a conference in Chile and our very own @ggangl.bsky.social, @david-cernin.bsky.social, Adam Timmins, and Eugen Zeleňák spoke at EPSA25 in the Netherlands.

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

New paper alert! Our very own @david-cernin.bsky.social just published the paper"Hypothesis Testing and Knowledge of the Human Past" in "Organon F. International Journal of Analytical Philosopy", and it's open-access. Get it here: www.organonf.com/journal/orgf....

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Organon F Volume 32, May 2025, Issue 2, Pages 168–192 ISSN 2585-7150 (online) Research Article Hypothesis Testing and Knowledge of the Human...

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

A friendly reminder: Today in a week (17.06), we'll hold the hybrid workshop "Historical Contingency" as last event in our joint spring seminar. More information below, and all welcome!

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

With August 21, there is now a publication date for the The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and @david-cernin.bsky.social. For more information and pre-orders, check here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbur....

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History

This handbook examines the philosophy of the historical sciences and their synthesis in concepts like Big or Deep History. Written by interdisciplinary philosop…

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

On June 17, the Centre will organize the workshop "Historical Contingency" with Gregory Radick (University of Leeds) and Robert Northcott (Birkbeck College). The event will be hybrid (in-person and Zoom). For more information, please see here: philevents.org/event/show/1... All welcome!

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Workshop Historical Contingency

Workshop Historical Contingency 17.06.2025 14-17h S-Zone (University Library Building, Bráfova 3, 701 03 Ostrava)/Zoom University of Ostrava On June 17, the Centre for the Philosophy of Histori...

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Georg Gangl @ggangl.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

It was a great event yesterday, and I am very looking forward to Kuukkanen's talk "Pragmatism today" today. Also, look out for the book itself and our planned publication on it.

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Clelia Crialesi @cleliacrialesi.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

📌 Shoutout to the CfP "Between Natural Philosophy and Natural History" on Folia Philosophica (Polish peer-reviewed journal of the University of Silesia), with guest editors Jan Čížek & Marek Otisk. journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/FO...

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Today in a week (17.04, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Jamee Elder (TUFTS University) will give the talk "Astronomy, Cosmology, and the Distant Past" in our joint research seminar PHO2 over Zoom. For more info and the Zoom-link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/as.... All welcome!

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A sneak peak: Later this year, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History will come out, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and @david-cernin.bsky.social, and with other contributions of other Centre members too. Stay tuned&do you recognize the cover image?

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

For the last two days, our very own @david-cernin.bsky.social and @ggangl.bsky.social taught in the international course "Pluralism in History" at the University of Ružomberok, Slovakia. There were students from 3 countries, and it was a very engaging event with lots of discussion.

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Next week, our very own @david-cernin.bsky.social and @ggangl.bsky.social will teach in the international course "Plurality in History: Theory and Case Studies" at the University of Ružomberok, Slovakia. See here for the preliminary programme: www.djkbf.unios.hr/docs/obavije....

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

A friendly reminder: Coming Thursday (13.03, 16h, Ostrava time) Ádám Takács (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary) will give the talk "The Historical Present as a Philosophical Problem. A Genealogical Approach" over Zoom. For the abstract and Zoom link, see: www.oulu.fi/en/events/hi.... All welcome!

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The Historical Present as a Philosophical Problem. A Genealogical Approach

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Yesterday, our very own David Černín gave the talk "From Vodka to the Big Bang and Beyond – the Big History Project and the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences" in Hradec Králové. Below some pics of the talk and a strategy meeting over beer between different centres for the philosophy of history.

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Check out the programme of our joint research seminar below that will run until June. All events will take place on Zoom, and the first one will already happen next week. Join us if you can!

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

A friendly reminder: Our very own David Černín will give the talk "From Vodka to the Big Bang and Beyond – the Big History Project and the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences" tomorrow in Hradec Králové. For more info, see: uni.uhk.cz/lms/?port=da.... All welcome!

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Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography @centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Next week will be a busy one! Two of the Centre's members, @david-cernin.bsky.social and @ggangl.bsky.social, will give talks outside of Ostrava. David Černín will speak next week Wednesday (5.03) in Hradec Kralove and Georg Gangl the day after (6.03) in Krakow. More info on both events here below!

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