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The British Society for the Philosophy of Science (BSPS) is a professional society that furthers the study of the philosophy of science. Website: www.thebsps.org

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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Another exciting announcement for BSPS Open: they've released their fifth book, The Science of Lost Worlds by Adrian Currie! Get your OA copy here: press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177... BSPS Open is our monograph series. If you're writing a phil sci monograph, get in touch! www.thebsps.org/bsps-open/
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Science of Lost Worlds
Adrian Mitchell Currie and the fantastical professor Ichthyosaurus explore the epistemology of the historical sciences with a focus on strategic perspectivalism.
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And the 2026 Lakatos Award goes to... John Norton's BSPS Open monographs! www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/n... Download your Open Access copies here: press.ucalgary.ca/series/bsps-... #PhilSci #openaccess #lakatosaward #materialtheoryofinduction
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2026 Lakatos Award Winner | LSE Philosophy
John Norton receives the 2026 Lakatos Award for his books The Material Theory of Induction (University of Calgary Press) and The Large-Scale Structure of Inductive Inference (University of Calgary ...
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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Methods 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...
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Methods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide
A guidebook to methods and methodology, encouraging deeper engagement across the philosophy of science and beyond.The last twenty years have seen multiple
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Please come along to the online book launch of Jeremy Butterfield's The Multiverse next Wednesday (16th September, 18:00 CEST). philevents.org/event/show/1... Feat: Alastair Wilson (Leeds), Richard Dawid (Stockholm), David Teira (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Helen Beebee (Leeds)
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Jeremy Butterfield's The Multiverse: Book launch
Jeremy Butterfield’s The Multiverse is an introduction to the idea that our universe is just one of many universes. He presents and assesses three versions of the idea of the multiverse: on...
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
BPSP Open has released its fourth book: The Multiverse: A Philosophical Introduction by Jeremy Butterfield! Download your copy: ucp.manifoldapp.org/projects/the... BSPS Open is our open access monograph series: www.thebsps.org/bsps-open/ #ucalgarypress #bspsopen #philosophyofscience #openaccess
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We have published an open letter to the University of Exeter Executive Board expressing our concerns about proposed redundancies. Read it here: www.thebsps.org/news/open-le...
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Open Letter to University of Exeter Executive Board regarding proposed redundancies
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Don't forget to submit your application before noon this Friday (27 March)!
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
We are now accepting applications for the 2026 Doctoral Scholarship Competition! (The Competition closes at noon on Friday 27 March.) www.thebsps.org/funding/doct... #philsci #philosophyofscience #phdfunding
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science Doctoral Scholarships
Doctoral scholarships awarded by the BSPS for doctoral work in the philosophy of science undertaken at any UK university
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LSE Philosophy @lsephilosophy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
⏰ Tonight! @aliboyle.bsky.social @thebsps.bsky.social @vanessaseifert.bsky.social #PhilSci #Philosophy #Popper
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
We are now accepting applications for the 2026 Doctoral Scholarship Competition! (The Competition closes at noon on Friday 27 March.) www.thebsps.org/funding/doct... #philsci #philosophyofscience #phdfunding
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science Doctoral Scholarships
Doctoral scholarships awarded by the BSPS for doctoral work in the philosophy of science undertaken at any UK university
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Don’t forget to book your ticket for the inaugural BJPS Popper Prize Lecture!
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We are delighted to invite you all to the inaugural BJPS Popper Prize Lecture on Wednesday 25 February 2026 6.30-8pm. To be delivered by the 2024 BJPS Popper Prize winners, Alex Franklin and Vanessa Seifert. This hybrid event will be hosted by LSE. Please register here: www.lse.ac.uk/events/molec...
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Do molecules have structure? The view from quantum physics | Vanessa Seifert and Alexander Franklin
6.30pm Wed 25 Feb | Vanessa Seifert, Alexander Franklin | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Just a quick heads-up that the call for symposia closes tomorrow (14 Jan)!
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
We are delighted to announce that the BSPS will be running a doctoral scholarship competition in 2026! The competition will open in February, and the deadline will be 27 March. www.thebsps.org/funding/doct...
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science Doctoral Scholarships
Doctoral scholarships awarded by the BSPS for doctoral work in the philosophy of science undertaken at any UK university
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Now that we're officially in 2026, it's time to start locking in your 2026 conference travel plans, starting with BSPS 2026 in Leeds! Calls for Symposia and Abstracts are now open (CFS closes on 14 Jan, CFA closes 11 Feb). www.thebsps.org/news/bsps-an... #philosophyofscience #philsci #philosophy
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Annual Conference | 2026 | BSPS
The BSPS Annual Conference takes place on 21–23 July 2026 at the University of Leeds
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The rumours are true: Leeds is hosting BSPS 2026! Make sure you put the date in your calendars (21-23 July) and, while you're at it, consider submitting a symposium proposal (CFS closes on 14th January 2026)! www.thebsps.org/news/bsps-an...
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Annual Conference | 2025
The BSPS Annual Conference takes place on 15-17 July 2025 at the University of Glasgow
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Are you coming to Glasgow for the BSPS Conference? Then make sure you grab your early bird ticket! Early bird registration rates close tomorrow...
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
So sorry, I think the open access link disappeared for a few days... It's there again now: ucp.manifoldapp.org/projects/the...
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The Material Mind | Manifold at UCalgary Press
<p><b> <em>The Material Mind</em> puts the issue of understanding how the mind fits into the natural order into broad perspective, linking the question of causal efficacy of cognitive properties and e...
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Yes, unfortunately physical copies of these books are expensive (as academic books often are). But the digital version is free - and very good quality (well typeset, searchable, navigable, etc.).
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Please join us for the launch of our 3rd BSPS Open volume, The Material Mind by Max Kistler, on 7 May. philosophie.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/c... #bspsopen #philsci #openaccesspublishing #ucalgarypress #thematerialmind
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Conférence autour du livre de Max Kistler : "The Material Mind" | UFR de Philosophie
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
BPSP Open has just released its third book: The Material Mind by Max Kistler. BSPS Open is our open access monograph series. For more information, or if you're considering submitting your monograph, see: www.thebsps.org/bsps-open/ #ucalgarypress #bspsopen #philosophyofscience #openaccess
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Woops! Fixed it 😬
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The rumours are true - there's going to be a Ceilidh at the BSPS Conference in Glasgow this July! Registration is now open - early bird rates until 15 May! www.thebsps.org/annual-confe...
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Annual Conference | 2025
The BSPS Annual Conference takes place on 15-17 July 2025 at the University of Glasgow
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
'careful, insightful, and agenda-setting' The Editors are delighted to announce the winner of the 2024 BJPS Popper Prize www.thebsps.org/auxhyp/bjps-popper-… #philsci #philsky
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BJPS Popper Prize 2024 | Auxiliary Hypotheses | BJPS
The Editors are delighted to announce the winner of the 2024 BJPS Popper Prize
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
We are delighted to announce that the 2025 doctoral scholarship competition is now open! Deadline: 28 March. www.thebsps.org/funding/doct...
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Doctoral Scholarships - BSPS
Doctoral scholarships awarded by the BSPS for doctoral work in the philosophy of science undertaken at any UK university.
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The deadline is approaching! Don't forget to submit your abstract!
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Reminder: Call for Symposia is now open - deadline 24 January! www.thebsps.org/annual-confe...
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BSPS Annual Conference 2025
The BSPS Annual Conference takes place on 15-17 July 2025 at the University of Glasgow
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Absolutely!
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British Society for the Philosophy of Science @thebsps.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The BSPS 2025 Call for Abstracts is now open! Deadline, 21 February 2025. www.thebsps.org/annual-confe... #philosophyofscience #philsci #philosophy
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BSPS Annual Conference 2025
The BSPS Annual Conference takes place on 15-17 July 2025 at the University of Glasgow
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