iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The #WorkshopOnFunctionsandDysfunctions in Medicine and Psychiatry was a huge success. I am so grateful to all the participants, co-organizers, supporters, and, of course the @vlc-lab.bsky.social. (Photo by HF: @hsherl.bsky.social, me, Jerome Wakefield, @marcartiga.bsky.social & @harrif.bsky.social)

130

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Jorge Ramos @jsramos.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

📣 The XIV PBCS (Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive Sciences) Workshop is next week!!! #philbio #cogsci #hps 🗓️ 18-19 June 2026, at UNED (Madrid). Don't miss it! ℹ️ More info: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs #pbcs #xivpbcs #14pbcs

2179

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🚨 This week!! «Workshop: Functions and Dysfunctions in Medicine and Psychiatry». 📅 June 11-12, 2026 🏛️ Faculty of Philosophy and Education Sciences (Sala de Juntas, Salón de Grados). 🔗More info at: vlclab.blogs.uv.es/event/worksh...

0114

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🎯 Fabian Hundertmark (University of Valencia): Four Questions about Dysfunction in Medicine and Psychiatry. #WorkshopOnFunctionsandDysfunctions

031

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

New paper out! 🎉 “What Health Is: The Blueprint View” is now out in Philosophy of Medicine. In this paper I develop a hybrid theory of health, according to which an organism is completely healthy iff it has the abilities it would have in its design state. philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/arti...

Blueprint graphic of human Body with the following text:

What Health Is:
The Blueprint View
FABIAN HUNDERTMARK

ABILITIES
What degree of which abilities is required for complete health?

FULL FUNCTIONALITY
Traits with etiological functions are fully functional.

DESIGN STATE
The abilities it would have in its design state.

NATURALISTIC DISTINCTION
An objective, naturalistic distinction between health and non-health.

ETIOLOGY OF TRAITS
Design is determined by the etiology of traits.

TREATMENT VS ENHANCEMENT
Distinguishes treatment from enhancement.

Now published open access in
Philosophy of Medicine

philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/260

Thesis:
An organism is completely healthy if and only if it has the abilities it would have in its design state, where design is determined by the etiology of its traits.

020

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

📚New publication! We are pleased to announce the publication of "What Health Is: The Blueprint View", by Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social in Philosophy of Medicine. 🔗https://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/260 Please share! 🔁

021

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Call for papers (CfP) for a special issue of Biology & Philosophy on 'Minimal cognition'! Edited by my esteemed @vlc-lab.bsky.social colleagues Marc Artiga (@marcartiga.bsky.social) and Anastasia Garbayo. link.springer.com/collections/...

link.springer.com

Minimal cognition

Description of the collection: Research on minimal cognition seeks to identify the minimal organizational, functional, or normative conditions under which ...

011

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Workshop announcement: Functions and Dysfunctions in Medicine and Psychiatry (11–12 June 2026 at @vlc-lab.bsky.social) with @moody-philosopher.bsky.social, Virginia Ballesteros, @harrif.bsky.social, @frabellazzi.bsky.social, @mjurjako.bsky.social, @hsherl.bsky.social, @emas-b.bsky.social and more.

Poster with mechanical Brain-Heart-like structure as decoration and with the following text:

11-12 June 2026
workshop on
FUNCTIONS
AND DYSFUNCTIONS
IN MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY
Facultat de Filosofia i Ciències de l'Educació • Universitat de València
Virginia Ballesteros
(University of Valencia)
Francesca Bellazzi (Durham University)
Harriet Fagerberg
(University of Cambridge)
Victor Fernández
(University of Granada)
Fabian Hundertmark (University of Valencia)
John Matthewson (Massey University)
Miguel de Prado
(University of Granada)
Henrik Røed Sherling
(University of Cambridge)
Ema Sullivan-Bissett
(University of Birmingham)
Marko Jurjako
(University of Rijeka)
James urnel
(Umeå University
Jerome Wakefield
(New York University)
Organizers: Virginia Ballesteros • Fabian Hundertmark • James Turner
VLC
Philosophi
LAB
a
8 GENERALITA
STATAL DE
NIVERSITA VALENCI

1128

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

📢 This Friday a new session of #VLCColloquium! 🔗More info: vlclab.blogs.uv.es/event/fintan...

031

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Fintan Mallory @fintanmallory.com · 24/03/2026

Another special issue on representation in cognitive science has come out (this time in THEORIA): ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/TH...

ojs.ehu.eus

Vol. 40 No. 3 (2025): Representations in cognitive science | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science

1146

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I am thrilled to announce a brand new call for papers (CfP) for a workshop on 'Mental Disorder and Responsiveness to Reasons'! The workshop is scheduled to take place on 18 and 19 February next year at the @vlc-lab.bsky.social. The deadline for abstract submissions is 10 June.

vlclab.blogs.uv.es

Mental Disorder and Responsiveness to Reasons (2027-02-18)

Mental Disorder and Responsiveness to Reasons February 18th and 19th 2027 Universitat de Valencia, Valencia (Spain) In recent years, there has been growing interest in understanding mental disorder...

011

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

New paper out! 🎉 “Swampman goes to the doctor” (with @moody-philosopher.bsky.social) is now out in Mefisto. Yes, this is an actual paper title. And yes, the question is: can a creature without a past be physically or mentally ill? philarchive.org/rec/TURSGT

Vintage-style comic-book cover in a retro 1970s/1980s aesthetic. A green, moss-covered swamp-creature sits in a doctor’s office while a female doctor with dark hair and glasses, wearing a white coat, holds a syringe and a clipboard and speaks to him. A yellow comic-style burst reads: “Can a creature without a past be ill?” The cover also includes the author names James Turner and Fabian Hundertmark and publication information for Mefisto, Vol. 9, No. 2 (2025). The overall tone is pulpy, playful, and philosophical.

011

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

📚New publication! 👉We are pleased to announce the publication of 'Autism Through the Notion of a Form of Life: A Critical Review', by Virginia Ballesteros, in Philosophical Psychology. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🙃 One retweet?

011

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

New paper out! 🎉 “Moving Past Ahistorical Theories of Function and Malfunctioning” (with @moody-philosopher.bsky.social) is now in Biology & Philosophy. doi.org/10.1007/s105...

A “Change My Mind”–style meme photo. Two academics (Fabian Hundertmark and James Turner) sit at a small table outdoors (park setting) with laptops, books, and takeaway coffee cups. A large sign on the front of the table reads: “Malfunctions need history. Otherwise you fail Distinction and Futile Functioning challenge.” Below it: “Fabian Hundertmark & James Turner. Biology & Philosophy (2026). DOI: 10.1007/s10539-026-10010-2.” The photo is framed like a promotional announcement for a new paper.

032

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 16/11/2025

You come to Britain as a refugee, fleeing persecution & death, you fall in love, get married, have children, or start a business, buy a house, etc. 19 years later, the Home Office tells you the conflict in your country is over, go home, we’re deporting you. That’s the reality of Labour’s policy.

33011

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Marko Jurjako @mjurjako.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

PhD Job Advertisement: The Department of Philosophy at the University of Rijeka (Croatia) invites applications for a Research Assistant position (PhD track) within project TIPPS, for six years, circa €1400 net per month euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/378085

euraxess.ec.europa.eu

Research Assistant

Research Assistant, for a fixed term of 6 years, full-time, employed through the Croatian Science Foundation programme “Project for Career Development of Young Researchers – Training of New Doctors of...

021

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Author's copy just arrived. What a beautiful book! 😍

030

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

💥Fabian Hundertmark just joined the Valencia Philosophy Lab as a postdoctoral researcher in the AUSAD project at the University of Valencia. 🎉Welcome, Fabian! 🔗https://philpeople.org/profiles/fabian-hundertmark

0132

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Our open access chapter “Causal Bases of Potentialities in the Life Sciences” (with María Ferreira Ruiz, Marie I. Kaiser & @javiersuarez.bsky.social) is now published in Inductive Metaphysics (Routledge, 2025). Read it here: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

taylorfrancis.com

Causal Bases of Potentialities in the Life Sciences | 21 | Extrinsical

Potentialities are properties that can manifest. Many potentialities are instantiated in virtue of having causal bases that are possible causes for their

082

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Great talk by @quillkukla.bsky.social on Healthism, Neurodiversity, and Respectability Politics #gap.12

Audience looks at Quill Kukla giving a talk. Slides say:

How "should" we attend?
• Neurodivergent attention is stigmatized and disruptivo in productvity cuture.
• But it aiso has episteric advantages:
- Hypertocus can lead to deep research and dive, Hyperperceptvity can lead to sensory overshelm, but also to tho discovery of significant patters, creatity, aesthetic joy Special interests can lead to deep expertise, and the abilty to stick with a project past official need.
- Focusing on the "wrong" things can help us see through ideology, question presuppostions.
- Neurotypical culture suppresses some forms ol attention, such as to wty norms are in place.
• Gardiner: We should pay attention to what objectively mattors. Her example: Pay attention to the art and not the
bathrooms in the Louvre.
• But non standard attention to bathrooms may give hidden insights into gender, class, architecturel
• No single objectively correct form of attention, although there are norms of attention and we sometimes rightly want our attention to work differently. Attentional differences do not inherenty yield delusions or false bellefs and may provide valuable epistemic diversity.
• Neurodivergent attention can be good for detective work, philosophy, art, science, design
GAP: 12
PATHWAYS TO TRUTH

020

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🎓 The 2024–25 academic year has been a period of growth and consolidation for the VlC Philosophy LAB. Here's an overview of the key highlights of our academic activity and relevant information👇 🙃A RT is always appreciated!

22012

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I am delighted to present my new website (created by my brother Christian, many thanks to him): fhundertmark.net

040

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Adrian Kind @philpsy.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The Diamond OAJ ournal @phimisci.bsky.social received metrics for the first time. Sure metrics are not the whole story, but its amazing to see them directly behind Philosophy of Science, and ahead of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Science SJR Value! Lets keep pushing OA Philosophy! #philsky

2176

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Frédéric Bouchard @fbouchard.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Je suis doyen,mais je suis surtout prof,d'où la grande satisfaction de voir paraître cet article avec ancien étudiant! Dussault,A.C.&Bouchard,F.,(2025)“Generalized Selected Effects Functions and Ecology”,Philosophy,Theory,and Practice in Biology 17(1): 4 journals.publishing.umich.edu/ptpbio/artic...

journals.publishing.umich.edu

Generalized Selected Effects Functions and Ecology

Expanding upon the “classical” selected effects (SE) theory of function, Justin Garson’s generalized selected effects (GSE) theory states that functions may derive not just from natural selection, but...

032

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Thorsten Mense @mense.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Zumindest hält Klöckner ihr Wahlversprechen

Screenshot Instagram-Post von Julia Klöckner:

Für das was ihr wollt, müsst ihr nicht die AfD wählen. Dafür gibt es eine demokratische Alternative: die CDU.

Screenshot von Spiegel Online:

Bundestagspräsidentin Klöckner droht Jette Nietzard mit Entzug des Hausausweises

Der polizeifeindliche Pullover der Grüne-Jugend-Chefin Jette Nietzard könnte ihr im Bundestag Ärger einbringen. Darauf weist Parlamentspräsidentin Julia Klöckner die Grünen in einem Brief hin. »Präventiv«, wie es heißt.

13612136

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I'm happy and proud to be joining @vlc-lab.bsky.social in September! I'm even already on the website! vlclab.blogs.uv.es/senior-membe...

Screenshot of VLC Website with Photo of Fabian + the following text:

FABIAN HUNDERTMARK – Homepage

Fabian Hundertmark is a postdoctoral researcher in the AUSAD project at the University of Valencia. Before joining the VLC Lab, he worked in two research projects at Bielefeld University on teleosemantics and the metaphysics of biological dispositions. His research is situated at the intersection of the philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychiatry, philosophy of biology, and metaphysics. He is particularly interested in naturalistic theories of biological function, the metaphysics of dispositions and abilities, and the conceptual foundations of mental disorder. His work addresses questions about what mental disorders are, how biological norms are grounded, and how modal properties figure in scientific explanations. He is currently developing a naturalistic theory of abilities.

2104

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Valencia Philosophy Lab @vlc-lab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

🌞Good morning! 🐸The programme and abstracts for the Workshop on Animal Communication are now available at the following link: 🔗https://decrep.blogs.uv.es/workshop-animal-communication/ 😀One retweet?

085

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Die Linke im Bundestag @dielinkebt.de · 28/02/2025

Hier unser Starterpack mit allen Abgeordneten, die derzeit auf BlueSky sind! 🦋🚩 go.bsky.app/25ajniL

911426

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Check out this paper that I completely agree with: @marcartiga.bsky.social, @peterschulte.bsky.social & Nir Fresco argue against @harrif.bsky.social and Justin Garson's thesis that proper functions must be proximal functions. philpapers.org/rec/ARTSPF

philpapers.org

Marc Artiga, Peter Schulte & Nir Fresco, Some Proper Functions are Distal - PhilPapers

366

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Sérgio Farias de Souza Filho @sergiosouza.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The one and only Hilary Putnam on why he became earlier a commie and later a social-democrat

151

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Check out this new paper! @moody-philosopher.bsky.social argues that low mood has a dual function, representing pessimistic expectations and motivating reduced engagement to minimize potential losses.

000

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Check out this new paper: @jroloff.bsky.social argues that Millikan’s relational, adapted, and derived proper functions are essential for explaining novel contents and ontogenetic traits, countering Garson and @davidpapineau.bsky.social’s criticisms. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

doi.org

The indispensability of relational, adapted, and derived proper functions - Synthese

Since the early debates on teleosemantics, there have been people objecting that teleosemantics cannot account for evolutionarily novel contents such as “democracy” (e.g., Peacocke in A Study of Conce...

0185

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Ilir Isufi @ilirisufi.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Maël Lemoine's Cambridge Element on "Philosophy of Physiology" is free to download for one month

031

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Ema Sullivan-Bissett @emas-b.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

My Cambridge Element on Irrationality is out, and open access for a month! In it I discuss akrasia, conspiracy beliefs, self-deception, delusion, and implicit bias. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

cambridge.org

Irrationality

Cambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - Irrationality

712742

Fabian Hundertmark @fhundertmark.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Do we need to rethink biological functions? In Part 2, @jroloff.bsky.social, @frabellazzi.bsky.social, and I highlight key problems of Dong and @gualtiero.bsky.social's goal-contribution account and propose a new blueprint account. Once again, we argue: Selection is inescapable! Read more:

philosophyofbrains.com

The Brains Blog

Fabian Hundertmark, Bielefeld UniversityJakob Roloff, Justus-Liebig-University GießenFrancesca Bellazzi, University of Oslo, ERC Project Assembling Life (no.101089326) 1. Introduction In the target…

060

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Brains @philosophyofbrains.com · 08/12/2024

Join us this week for a discussion of the last Mindcraft post about biological functions! We have a commentary from Hundertmark, Roloff, and Bellazzi, followed by a response from Piccinini and Dong!

022

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

2 things can be true: 1. Syrians are overjoyed & rightly celebrating the fall of a half-century-long brutal, psychotic dictatorship, & hoping to see their homes again. 2. It is not safe or responsible for European countries of sanctuary to talk now of repatration or ending asylum for Syrians.

18668182

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Sérgio Farias de Souza Filho @sergiosouza.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Friday 20th December, 2pm! @ldanon.bsky.social and @susanamonso.com will give a talk about their fresh paper. PhilEvents (in English): philevents.org/event/show/1...

073

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Francesca Bellazzi @frabellazzi.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Today there is the Functions in Philosophy Network reading group! We are discussing Okasha’s paper “Function in the light of frequency dependent selection” (Australasian Phil Review, 6:4). Get in touch if you want to attend 🤓 #philsky #functions

032

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Ilir Isufi @ilirisufi.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Check out my new paper on self-diagnosis and autonomy in Philosophical Psychology: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

1244

Reposted by Fabian Hundertmark

Francesca Bellazzi @frabellazzi.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Had a fantastic time recording this episode for the #DissenterYT and talking about all my favourite things from functions to kinds and biochemical molecules - wrapping it up with education as empowerment! 💪 #philsky Spotify: bit.ly/495Ia6L Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-No...

youtube.com

#1023 Francesca Bellazzi: Biochemical Kinds and Functions, Genes, and Virtue Ethics

YouTube video by The Dissenter

062