Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🟢 METIS Seminar Series 2026/27: First Semester Talks Everyone is welcome to attend! 📍 In person: Sala B, Edificio de Humanidades Paseo Senda del Rey, 7, Madrid 💻 Online: Email metis@fsof.uned.es or subscribe to our mailing list. 066
Reposted by Jorge RamosMAPS Project @mapsproject.bsky.social · 10/09/20261/2 Team member Maxim Pfaffenrot gave a talk at the SOPhiA 2026 conference. Examining the COVID-19 pandemic as an episode of fast science, he shows that scientists inevitably make non-epistemic value judgements under time constraints. 132
Reposted by Jorge RamosAnna Ciaunica PhD @annaciaunica.bsky.social · 13/09/2026direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...direct.mit.eduTowards a Biosemiotic Theoretical Biology: Sign Processes and Meaning-Making in Living SystemsAn edited volume bringing together 25 of today’s most forward-thinking biologists and philosophers on sign processes and meaning-making in organisms.Theore 074
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 11/09/2026🎉We’re ending the week with some good news! Our METIS member @lauradelgadoverges.bsky.social has just published a new paper in the European Journal of Analytic Philosophy: “From Conceptual Lacuna to Conceptual Distortion: The Case of Self-Illness Ambiguity” 🔗 hrcak.srce.hr/en/clanak/50...hrcak.srce.hrFrom Conceptual Lacuna to Conceptual Distortion: The Case of Self–Illness AmbiguityEpistemic injustice has received considerable attention in the philosophy of psychiatry in recent years. While testimonial injustice, and epistemic injustice more generally, have been widely discussed, hermeneutical injustice has received comparative... 092
Reposted by Jorge RamosAdrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Methods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide, edited by the inestimable @phieveigl.bsky.social (and me!), has 27 chapters from super-cool philosophers of science explaining how they do their thing, and is now open access! Our baby is free! #philsci direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...direct.mit.eduMethods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's GuideA guidebook to methods and methodology, encouraging deeper engagement across the philosophy of science and beyond.The last twenty years have seen multiple 414874
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🟢 Workshop Our PhD student Marco Portillo (@marcoportillo.com) (University of Milan & UNED, METIS) will participate in the Biological Modality Workshop at the University of Leeds (@leedsprhs.bsky.social / @universityofleeds.bsky.social). 0134
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🟢 Conference talk Our PhD student Losner Briones (@losnerbriones.com) (UNED, METIS) and Guillermo Marín Penella will present their paper: “Mechanistic Discarding and Target-to-Target Extrapolation” at the 13th International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable Conference. 💻 Online 📅 16 Sept. 031
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🟢 Conference talk Our PhD student Josep Gasol (@josepgasol.com) (Centre for Ethics, Pardubice & METIS, UNED) will present at EurSafe 2026 “Can Some Nonhuman Animals Be Considered Epistemic Agents? Conceptual Analysis and Ethical Implications” 📍 Cappadocia University, Türkiye 📅 Friday, 11 Sept. 072
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🟢 Workshop José Antonio Pérez Escobar (UNED, METIS) will present: “Mathematical Explanations, Laws, and Law-Like Principles: An Underexplored Connection in Biology” 📍 London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 📅 15 Sept. More information: goo.su/pPz0lse.ac.ukWorkshop: New Directions in Law-Based Explanations in the Sciences 021
Jorge Ramos @jsramos.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This has just happened! I talked about "Toward an autonomous metaphysics of biology based on practice" at SOPhiA 2026! And I got great feedback! Thanks!! sophia-conference.org/2026/07/10/t... (If you want more info or my slides, just ask! 😉). [So many exclamation marks! Haha!]sophia-conference.orgToward an autonomous metaphysics of biology based on practiceJorge Ramos UNED, Madrid Biology is an autonomous from physics (Mayr, 2004), intrinsically complex and methodologically pluralistic (Leonelli, 2019) science. I argue that this autonomy extends to i… 020
Reposted by Jorge RamosAlejandro Fábregas-Tejeda @alejandrofabregastejeda.com · 02/09/2026New 📃🚨! @rosetrappes.bsky.social & I explore how #environment & #niche concepts are understood & mobilized across the life sciences & beyond, highlighting similarities & differences through a rich range of examples! 👇 philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30940/ #HPbio #philsci #philsky #evobio #envhum #HPS 23912
Reposted by Jorge RamosMark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“To err is science.” Stephan Guttinger reviews Douglas Allchin's new book: "Toward a Philosophy of Error in Science" doi.org/10.1093/bios... 1215
Jorge Ramos @jsramos.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Ready for SOPhiA to start, here in Salzburg (what a beautiful city by the way). I'm delivering a talk tomorrow morning! Stay tuned! 050
Reposted by Jorge RamosLosner Briones @losnerbriones.com · 01/09/2026Guillermo Marín Penella and I will present our work on pluralistic causal extrapolation! Join us to learn about 'mechanistic discarding' and 'target-to-target extrapolation' in EMA and FDA authorisations of Vaxzevria for COVID-19 prevention during pregnancy and Palbociclib for male breast cancer. 062
Reposted by Jorge RamosECAP 12th European Congress of Analytic Philosophy @ecap12th.bsky.social · 01/09/2026 041
Reposted by Jorge RamosECAP 12th European Congress of Analytic Philosophy @ecap12th.bsky.social · 01/09/2026 142
Reposted by Jorge RamosSusana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 27/08/2026I wrote a little something on the value of philosophy for animal cognition. Out now in Science’s Expert Voices column.science.orgScience is based on assumptions. Philosophy can make sure they’re the right ones.When I was a postdoctoral researcher, I spent several years teaching at an interdisciplinary research institute in Vienna, Austria. There, my main course sought to train master’s students—mostly biolo... 715853
Jorge Ramos @jsramos.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Ready for PoBaM! I'm delivering a talk this Friday about practice-based metaphysics of biology. 182
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 07/07/2026📢 Abierta la convocatoria para participar en el Seminario de Doctorandos BioKoinos–METIS 26/27, un espacio para presentar y discutir trabajos en un entorno colaborativo y constructivo. 📅 Fecha límite para enviar propuestas: 13/09/26 Formulario de inscripción: forms.gle/FsJ9L4ED33EA...forms.glePHD Seminar BioKoinos-METIS 2026-2027Envía aquí tu propuesta para presentar en el Seminario de Doctorandos BioKoinos-METIS 2026-2027. 168
Reposted by Jorge RamosGreg Priest @gregpriest.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Ernst Mayr was born OTD in 1904. “Most scientific problems are far better understood by studying their history than their logic.” 🧠🗃️🌱🐋🦋🦫🧪 #HistSTM #PhilSci 34311
Reposted by Jorge RamosSpringer @springer.springernature.com · 28/06/2026💙📚 'Life Beyond Human Boundaries: John Dupré’s Philosophy and the Interdisciplinary Study of the Life Sciences,' an #OpenAccess book, is self-standing as the only substantive anthology of writings centered on John Dupre’s work. bit.ly/4f2gkNl #PhilSci 🗃️ 12911
Jorge Ramos @jsramos.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Some pigeons have chosen my balcony to nest, and they have a couple squabs and I am so very happy to see them grow! 000
Reposted by Jorge RamosLeyre Celada-Marcén @leyreceladamarcen.bsky.social · 20/06/2026⭐️Keynote speaker season⭐️ José Antonio Pérez-Escobar (UNED/ @metisuned.bsky.social) Mathematical explanations in biology: A Neo-Aristotelian proposal 063
Reposted by Jorge RamosLeyre Celada-Marcén @leyreceladamarcen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Carlos Esteban-Jiménez (UCM): The cognitive dimension of experimental niche construction: an epistemological problem? #XVIPBCS 095
Reposted by Jorge RamosLeyre Celada-Marcén @leyreceladamarcen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026⭐️Keynote speaker season⭐️ Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda (KU Leuven): Ethospaces and comparative study of behavior 071
Reposted by Jorge RamosLeyre Celada-Marcén @leyreceladamarcen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Tommaso Zorzini (UniMi): Reciprocal causation in EES is still unidirectional and diachronic #XIVPBCS 042
Jorge Ramos @jsramos.bsky.social · 15/06/2026There's something about hanging posters ye olde way that sparks a little charm. Remember! The XIV Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive Sciences Workshop #xivpbcs is this week! #hps #philbio #cogsci #hpbio 0143
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 Jorge RamosPhilSci-Archive @philsci-archive.bsky.social · 06/06/2026New on the Archive: Miláns del Bosch, Lorenzo and Pérez-Escobar, José Antonio (2026) Mathematical properties of natural worlds. [Preprint] philsci-archive.pitt.edu/29949 021
Reposted by Jorge RamosMichela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 06/06/2026If you work in phil science and never sent your paper to a generalist journal (because worry your readership isn’t there), Philosophy and Phenomenological Research intends to bring more Phil science to its pages, and I have just joined as one of the editors. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...onlinelibrary.wiley.comPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research 917445
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 20/05/2026🟢 Segundo taller de investigación en historia y filosofía de la ciencia 📍 Palau Cerveró, Universitat de València 📅 Viernes, 22 de mayo de 2026 | 11:00 🔹Berta Peñasco (UNED) 🔹Laura Guinot Ferri (UV) 🔹Mariano Martín (UNED) Más información: n9.cl/l28u3 083
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 15/05/2026🟢 Paloma Atencia will give a keynote talk at Ernst Mach Workshop XIV (2026) on Aesthetic Attention, organised by the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences. 🔷 On 18 May, Paloma will speak on: “How Stories Hold Us: An Attentional Account of Immersion” More info: emw.flu.cas.czemw.flu.cas.czErnst Mach Workshop 062
Reposted by Jorge RamosRebekka B. @rebekkabrandt.bsky.social · 08/05/20261/3 Hospitals increasingly optimise for metrics. Universities optimise for rankings. Research🧪 optimises for measurable output. But what happens when systems become so focused on quantification that they begin to lose sight of lived reality itself? #ScienceQuality #philsci #sciwri #ResearchIntegritythesciencematters.orgWhat Gets Lost When We Measure Everything – The Science MattersData promises clarity, but in turning reality into numbers, it inevitably leaves something behind. The more we measure, the greater the risk of overlooking what truly matters. 3155
Jorge Ramos @jsramos.bsky.social · 04/05/2026‼️ We have the schedule for the XIV PBCS Workshop! 3️⃣ Keynote speakers and 1️⃣5️⃣ talks about 🌸 Philosophy of Biology and 🧠 Cognitive Sciences. 🗓️ When? 18-19 June. 🌐 Here you can take a look 👀: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs... #xivpbcs #pbcs #philbio #cogsci #hpbiosites.google.comXIV PBCS Madrid 2026 - SCHEDULESCHEDULE 141
Jorge Ramos @jsramos.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Cap a València, que demà s'ha de fer una xerradeta al XXVI Congrès Valencià de Filosofia: "Hacia una metafísica de la biología desde sus prácticas". Ens veiem! www.uv.es/departamento...uv.esXXVI CONGRÉS VALENCIÀ DE FILOSOFIA 000
Reposted by Jorge RamosPhilSci-Archive @philsci-archive.bsky.social · 09/04/2026New on the Archive: Moreno, Alvaro and El-Hani, Charbel and Saborido, Cristian (2026) From geochemical to biogeochemical cycles: an organizational view of how (and why) life shaped its conditions of existence. [Preprint] philsci-archive.pitt.edu/28968 032
Reposted by Jorge RamosBioKoinos @biokoinos.bsky.social · 09/03/2026📢 New publication by two members of the BioKoinos Group: Carolina Cuadrado Bastos (UCM) and Laura Nuño de la Rosa (CSIC). 👩💻🏞️ This paper addresses the question on when is (nonepistemic) value influence legitimate in climate change research. 💻 +Info: rdcu.be/e669Rrdcu.beA democratic science in an unequal world? The challenge of climate denialism for the new demarcation problem 085
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 05/03/2026🟢 Our colleague José Antonio Pérez Escobar (UNED, METIS) will give the talk: “Against a Global Conception of Mathematical Hinges” 📍 Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg 📆 Monday, 9 March Programme: n9.cl/xztaeg 031
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 03/03/2026❇️ Ya está abierta la 3ª edición (2026) del MOOC Filosofía de las ciencias de la salud (UNED @uneduniv.bsky.social) ✅ Un curso abierto dedicado al análisis filosófico de los conceptos, métodos y supuestos de las ciencias de la salud. 👉 Información y matrícula: iedra.uned.es/courses/cour... 021
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 02/03/2026🟢 METIS seminar #17: Tomorrow Laura Nuño de la Rosa (CSIC) will talk about "From Kinds to Characters: Rethinking the Concept of Sex in Evolutionary Biology'' 🕚 11:30-13:30 | 📍 Paseo Senda Rey 7, Humanities Building, Room B 💻 Attend online: blogs.uned.es/metis/contact/ 062
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 09/02/2026🟢Seminario METIS #14: Mañana, Losner Briones @losnerbriones.com (UNED) hablará sobre “Extrapolación causal pluralista en las ciencias de la salud: Una actualización mecanicista’’ 🕚 11:30–13:30 | 📍 Paseo Senda Rey 7, Edificio de Humanidades, Aula B 💻 Asistencia online: blogs.uned.es/metis/contact/ 052
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 09/02/2026📄 New article by Davide Vecchi (UNED, METIS): “Molecular evolutionary models and mechanistic explanation” Synthese, 207, 74 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s112... 👉 You can access it here: rdcu.be/e2hIgdoi.orgMolecular evolutionary models and mechanistic explanation - SyntheseSynthese - Molecular approaches have revolutionised evolutionary biology since the late 50s. Today, molecular evolutionary biology is an integrated hybrid of mechanistic, mathematical and datafied... 032
Reposted by Jorge RamosBioKoinos @biokoinos.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Os dejamos algunas fotos de la pasada sesión del Seminario BioKoinos-METIS metisuned.bsky.social presentada por @isanchezmoreno.bsky.social (UNED) y comentada por @josepgasol.com (UPCE) ¡Os esperamos para la próxima sesión! 📷 irenekoe97.bsky.social 063
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 03/02/2026🟢 Seminario de Doctorandos BioKoinos–METIS 🗓 4 feb. 2026 💠 Ponente: @isanchezmoreno.bsky.social (UNED) “Animales enculturados y el pidgin interespecie: un análisis desde la filosofía de la comunicación animal” 🔹 Comentarista: @josepgasol.com (UPCE) ➡️ Más info: blogs.uned.es/metis/ignaci... 053
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 02/02/2026❇️ CfA ended. Many thanks to all who submitted an abstract! Once the scientific committee reviews your contributions, the organising committee will notify you of the outcome. More info: sites.google.com/view/xivpbcs... 094
Jorge Ramos @jsramos.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Want a chance to participate in Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive Sciences Workshop (PBCS)? Only a week and a half left till the CfA is closed! #xivpbcs #pbcs #philbio #cogsci bsky.app/profile/meti... 043
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 13/01/2026🚨Cuarta sesión del Seminario de doctorandos BioKoinos-METIS 25/26. Alberto Monterde Fuertes (UPV/EHU): «Dolor y nocicepción: Diferenciación funcional desde la autonomía biológica». Comenta: Leyre Celada-Marcén (UCM). 🔗Más info: blogs.uned.es/metis/albert... 032
Reposted by Jorge RamosMETIS research group @metisuned.bsky.social · 16/12/2025📣Tercera sesión del Seminario de Doctorandos BioKoinos–METIS 25/26. Mañana a las 16h, Lorenzo Miláns del Bosch (UNED) hablará sobre “Simetrías gauge en física y ontología de las matemáticas”, con comentario a cargo de Turad Miguel Turad (UCM). Más info aquí🔗: blogs.uned.es/metis/lorenz... 061