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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Wir gratulieren unserer Kollegin @tanjarechnitzer.bsky.social zum Lehrpreis der Leibniz Universität 2026! Sie wurde am Montag für ihr hervorragendes Engagement in der Lehre in der Kategorie "Strategie und Transfer" ausgezeichnet: go.lu-h.de/rechnitzer-l... #exzellentehochschullehre #luh #philosophie

Tanja Rechnitzer spricht lächelnd in ein Mikrofon.

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Reminder: In June, #ForumWissenschaftsreflexion will open its doors. We are excited to move into our new research building dedicated to the #ScienceOfScience, and want to celebrate with you! For this purpose, we are hosting our Inaugural Conference from June 17-19. #PhilSci #HPS #SocSky #STS

Poster advertising the inaugural conference of the Forum Wissenschaftsreflexion: http://go.lu-h.de/wissConf

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🎉Former #SOCRATESgroup fellow Dr. Rawad El Skaf (Politecnico di Milano) has won a @humboldt-foundation.de Research Fellowship, hosted by @mathias07.bsky.social. We're excited to have Rawad back @unihannover.bsky.social 😊 1/2

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Dr. George Kwasi Barimah and Dr. Donal Khosrowi @dkhosrowi.bsky.social led "Philosophie-Club” where questions about #ArtificialIntelligence were the hot topic.

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

@tanjarechnitzer.bsky.social moderated moderated a discussion between Prof. Dr. Dietmar Hübner and Rainer Baake on the ethical dimension of #GreenEnergy to a concerned public

Discussion between Dietmar Hübner (left) and Rainer Baake (right), moderated by Tanja Rechnitzer (middle)

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Prof. Torsten Wilholt presented "Science in Times of Fake News and Populism" to a full room, while Prof. Mathias Frisch @mathias07.bsky.social tackled difficult questions about "Philosophical Perspectives on the Climate Crisis" (pictured).

Matthias Frisch talking about philosophical perspective on the climate crisis

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Philosophy goes public: Last saturday, led by members of the #SOCRATESgroup, we participated at the Hannover-wide event #NachtDieWissenSchafft.

People entering the main building of Leibniz University Hannover which is illuminated in blue light

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Wie lässt sich unter Bedingungen großer Unsicherheit gerecht handeln? Prof. Dr. Mathias Frisch @mathias07.bsky.social beleuchtet bei der #NachtDieWissenSchafft in #Hannover, welche ethischen Verpflichtungen die #Klimakrise für gegenwärtige und zukünftige Generationen aufwirft. Diskutieren Sie mit!

ein Globus innerhalb eines Ziffernblatts, auf dem fünf vor 12 ist. Die Zeiger sind Streichhölzer, von denen eines brennt

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🌍„Grüne Energie“ ist nicht automatisch gerecht. Was bedeutet #Nachhaltigkeit, wenn Rohstoffe & #Menschenrechte auf dem Spiel stehen? Diskutieren Sie mit bei der #NachtDieWissenSchafft in #Hannover mit Prof. Dr. Dietmar Hübner & Rainer Baake, Gründungsdirektor der Stiftung Klima!

Graphik von zwei Glühbirnen nebeneinander, in der linken ist eine Pflanze zu sehen und in der rechten die Erde.
save-energy_Image by Rosy / Bad Homburg / Germany from Pixabay

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Roderik Rekker (Radboud Univ.) studies the stability of #PoliticalAttitudes & political polarization, explores the #politicisation of trust in experts & the role of politicians and scientists in this process. #PolSci #PhilSci #TrustInScience t1p.de/vfitl

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

❓Warum braucht Demokratie unabhängige Wissenschaft? Was können Universitäten tun, um: 👉Politisierung entgegenzuwirken? 👉 grundlegende institutionelle Regeln zu schützen? Diskutieren Sie mit - in #Hannover an der #NachtDieWissenSchafft beim Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt!

Black hands reaching up against a yellow background on which in red there are written words such as demgagogue, populist, autocrat. Picture by John Hain from Pixabay

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Kevin Elliott, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor at Michigan State Univ., returns to SOCRATES for his 2nd stay. He'll focus on how philosophical discussions on values in science can inform #ScienceEducation. #Philsci #EpistemicInjustice t1p.de/bfjf8

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Julie Zahle is a philosopher of the social sciences studying social practices & qualitative research. At SOCRATES, she examines how qualitative data can support causal claims & strategies to secure trustworthiness in research. #TrustInScience #philsci t1p.de/ohs05

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Gabriel Târziu studies #publicunderstanding of science & the impact of values on layperson's epistemic stances. He develops a framework for how people interpret scientific info, with a focus on #climatescience: t1p.de/rs3k2 #TrustInScience #philsci #philsky

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Alice Wheatley is an epistemologist studying the nature and value of #scientificunderstanding. At SOCRATES, she investigates whether this is the aim of #sciencecommunication: t1p.de/xx9cy #Philsci #Philsky #epistemology #trustinscience

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Francesco Nappo (Politecnico di Milano) studies #scientificmodelling and its role in #publicpolicy. He investigates the strengths and limits of economic models for #climatemitigation and approaches guiding rapid energy transitions: t1p.de/k3nt1 #PhilSci #Philsky

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Ezgi Sertler examines how institutions shape knowledge & ignorance. At SOCRATES, she will develop an institutional epistemology to study neutrality, diversity & social credibility: t1p.de/1o4vi #Epistemology #TrustInScience #FeministPhilosophy #philsky #philsci

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Jon Leefmann studies public #TrustInScience as a collective practice of managing doubt. He develops new models for how societies can cultivate and maintain trust in #ScientificKnowledge: t1p.de/bs3p9 #SocialEpistemology #ScienceEthics #philsci #philsky

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Prof. Anke Bueter (Aarhus University) joined us in August. She works on philosophy of medicine, psychiatry & feminist philosophy of science. She’s writing on the #trustworthiness of #psychiatry: t1p.de/l296c #trustinscience #philsci #philsky

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Doohyun Sung is a philosopher specialising in the #socialepistemology of biomedical sciences. He studies regulatory approvals & works on epistemology, ethics & metaphysics of toxicology: t1p.de/wsc81 #PhilosophyOfScience #trustinscience

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! @philosofir.bsky.social Prof. Joyce Havstad's research on #scientificnorms explores how traditional views on intent, integrity, and temperament fall short, with a view to developing new approaches to improving science: t1p.de/w9tm7

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Professor Justin B. Biddle's research is concerned with #AIgovernance and #AIEthics, focusing on the ethical and epistemological implications of emerging frameworks for trustworthy and #responsibleAI: t1p.de/w9tm6

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Quill R Kukla @quillkukla.bsky.social explores #sciencecommunication ethics, risk and #uncertainty representation, and how locations like campuses, journals, or protests shape the authority of scientists and #policymakers: t1p.de/w9tm4 #trustinscience

Quill standing in a field with their dog, a corgi.

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Teemu Lari's @teemulari.bsky.social project zooms in on the justification of trust in economic experts in policymaking and the proper role of economists and economics in democratic politics: t1p.de/w9tm2

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows!👋 Dr Rawad El Skaf studies climate change scenarios, focusing on how mitigation options are chosen, excluded, and shaped by non-epistemic values, impacting trust in science and IPCC policymaking: t1p.de/w9tm3

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

In Memoriam: The Institute of Philosophy is mourning the passing of its former student and colleague, Jan-Felix Müller. We will always be touched by his enthusiasm, his generous personality, and his intellectual maturity and depth. www.philos.uni-hannover.de/en/about-us/...

Fotograph of Jan-Felix Müller on a bike, riding into a sunset

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

The #SOCRATESgroup – Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge & Science-Based Information – invites applications for senior & postdoctoral fellowships (2-12 months) at Leibniz University Hannover. Deadline: 15 Nov 2024. t1p.de/pemwd #trustinscience

Apply now: Fellowships at SOCRATES in 2025/26; Deadline: 15 Now 2025 www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/opportunities

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Was ist die Rolle der Philosophie angesichts der Klimakrise? 👉Mitdiskutieren am Panel im Rahmen des Deutschen Kongress für Philosophie!

Was ist die Rolle der akademischen Philosophie angesichts der Klimakrise? Können und sollen Philosoph:innen aktivistische Bewegungen unterstützen oder sogar selbst zu Aktivist:innen werden - oder sich eher auf die theoretische Reflexion konzentrieren?

Im Rahmen dieses Panels zu Philosophie und Klima-Aktivismus werden wir einerseits philosophische Perspektiven auf Formen des individuellen und kollektiven Klima-Engagements diskutieren. Ganz konkret wird es aber auch um mögliche Engagementformen von Philosoph:innen gehen sowie die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen und Chancen.

Freuen Sie sich auf eine spannende Diskussion mit Friederike Schmitz, Philipp Haueis und Johannes Müller-Salo; moderiert für die AG Nachhaltigkeit von Tanja Rechnitzer und Matthias Rolffs.

Nach einer einstündigen Paneldiskussion haben Sie die Möglichkeit, eigene Fragen einzubringen und die Debatte aktiv mitzugestalten. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!

25.9., 9:00, Deutscher Kongress für Philosophie Münster

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 24/06/2024

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Prof. Matthew J Brown @thehangedman.com will be working on the problem of public trust in science and the role of experts in democracy from a pragmatist perspective, and also the history of views on values in science: t1p.de/w9tk5

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 25/01/2024

👋Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Dr. Viktoria Cologna @colognaviktoria.bsky.social is leading a global study on the prevalence & correlates of trust in science. She aims to examine the role of science in policymaking, esp. the science-policy interface re #climatechange: t1p.de/w9tj8

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 22/01/2024

👋Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Prof. Jacob Stegenga (UCambridge) is exploring the central role of justification in general #philosophyofscience, which aims to place justification & justificatory practices at the centre of several important debates: t1p.de/8a9te (1/2)

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 19/01/2024

👋😀Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Dr Katherine Furman (U Liverpool) studies trust towards medical staff and health interventions. She is especially interested in infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, Ebola) in African countries: t1p.de/6mzp2

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 18/01/2024

👉January 24, 5 pm, at the Berlin State Library: Panel discussion on Academia and Democracy with our very own Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt among the panellists!

Poster for panel discussion "Academia and Democracy" with invited panelists.

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

👋Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Dr Joe Roussos (IFFS Stockholm) is the PI of 'Expertise in crises' (2023-25). His research during his first SOCRATES visit examines the role of experts as policy advisors and philosophical issues arising from this role: t1p.de/h3h77

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! Dr Zinhle Mncube (UC San Diego) analyses the controversial practice of ‘race correction’ - the use of race in algorithms to predict medical risk in cardiology, pulmonology etc - and its implications on trust of health care: t1p.de/6kej7

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! 👋 Prof. Robert Evans (UCardiff) is a sociologist working on Studies of Expertise and Experience. At SOCRATES he is developing the idea of veritocracy, which sees science’s role in democracy as promoting the value of truth: t1p.de/4och6

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

An outstanding achievement: Our colleagues Torsten Wilholt and Mathias Frisch have been awarded the Science Award of Lower Saxony 2023 (Wissenschaftspreis Niedersachsen)! www.uni-hannover.de/de/universit...

Mathias Frisch (left) and Torsten Wilholt (right) sitting in front of a bookcase

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup speakers! Prof. Torsten Wilholt is interested in tensions between receiving epistemic trust and being worthy of it & reconciling the potentially conflicting goals of being trusted and being trustworthy in science: t1p.de/t8skq

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup speakers! Prof. Mathias Frisch examines challenges posed by uncertainties in science & whether findings can be credentialed and engender trust even under conditions of deep uncertainty t1p.de/t8skq

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Institute of Philosophy LUH @iphilluh.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

Our #SOCRATESgroup @UniHannover started work 6 weeks ago! Over the course of 4 years, fellows from all over the world will engage in interdisciplinary exchange on scientific credibility & trust in science at this #DFG funded #CentreforAdvancedStudies t1p.de/t8skq

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