Thomas Reydon

Spring 2026 International Postdoctoral Forum Edoardo Peruzzi, from the Institute of Philosophy at the Leibniz University Hannover, will discuss "Formal template accumulation, unification and scientific progress."

Looking forward to welcoming Edoardo Peruzzi(Leibniz University Hannover) to our first International Postdoc Forum of 2026! Edoardo will present "Formal template accumulation, unification&scientific progress". 4 Feb 12:15 pm CST (UTC -6). @unihannover.bsky.social
Zoom link online:

Portrait of Alfred Russel Wallace seated in a chair, wearing a suit and tie, and sporting a full, white beard.

Alfred Russel Wallace FRS was born #OnThisDay in 1823. He independently conceived of the theory of evolution by natural selection and his work prompted Darwin to publish 'On the Origin of Species'. Wallace laid the foundations of modern biogeography.

Happy new year! If you are early career or graduate in Phil of Bio, consider European summer school below: fantastic venue, brilliant mix of junior & senior scholars, a wealth of debates, PPTs & skills training organised by @thomasreydon.bsky.social and myself. Deadline EXTENDED to 31 Jan! #philsci

Journal for General Philosophy of Science JGPS has been a forum for original research and discussion in the philosophy of science since the publication of its first volume in 1970. The journal’s scope ...

Your holiday readings are here! That is, issue 4 of this year's volume of @jgps.bsky.social has just come out. We have a book symposium on John Norton's book on inductive inference, a review of @philippehune.bsky.social's book on death, papers on archaeology, the chemical bond, and much more.

Cultural Evolution and Social Ontology: Interdisciplinary Perspectives This volume explores connections between two growing and complementary fields of research: cultural evolutionary theory and social ontology. It sheds light on the ontological aspects of cultural evolu...

www.routledge.com/Cultural-Evo...

Coming soon-ish (March 2026) to your favorite purveyor of fine reading materials.

The call for applications for 2026 European Advanced School in Philosophy of Life Sciences is now open! Deadline 15 Jan 2026, theme will be “philosophy of biology for a healthy planet”, all info here: www.kli.ac.at/en/events/ev... graduate students &early postdocs, do consider joining us! #philsci

Confirmed Speakers: @matcharbonneau.bsky.social, @hanneand.bsky.social, @cherfeld.bsky.social, @thomasreydon.bsky.social, Armin Schulz

Topics for discussion in the workshop include (but are not limited to):
- Model transfer as a form of scientific progress 👇

Our team member Edoardo Peruzzi organizes a workshop together with @karimbaraghith.bsky.social:

"Scientific Progress via Model Transfer? The Case of Cultural Evolution"

📍 Leibniz Universität Hannover
📅 April 9–10, 2026

Below you’ll find more information about the workshop and the CfP 👇

Book cover of “The Scope of Evolutionary Thinking” by Thomas A. C. Reydon, in the Cambridge Elements: The Philosophy of Biology series. Against a black background, the title is surrounded by Ernst Haeckel’s illustrations of marine organisms—radial, symmetrical forms in vivid blues, oranges, reds, and greens.

New Cambridge Element in the Philosophy of Biology series—fully #openaccess! @thomasreydon.bsky.social explores how evolutionary theory crosses over from biology into other fields, showing how these crossovers embody a broader style of reasoning: 'evolutionary thinking' bit.ly/48z3h36 #HPbio #evosky

Whitmer: We have a deal Michigan has a budget deal, sparing the possibility of a government shutdown next week and setting aside more than $1.5 billion to help finally fix the damn roads, state officials announced Thursday night.

If anyone is wondering, yes, this is how our news accurately reports how Michiganders talk about our roads.

Journal for General Philosophy of Science JGPS has been a forum for original research and discussion in the philosophy of science since the publication of its first volume in 1970. The journal’s scope ...

Special Issue of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science: GWP.2022 - Proceedings of the Triennial Conference of the German Society for Philosophy of Science, TU Berlin, August 2022 -- ed. by @agelfert.bsky.social, Birgit Beck, and @beakr.bsky.social #philsky #philsci

The Scope of Evolutionary Thinking Cambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - The Scope of Evolutionary Thinking

Published online today and available soon at your favorite purveyor of fine reading materials. And it's open access.

Synchronic species aren’t diachronic species: why 3D/4D metaphysical equivalence fails for the case of biological species - Synthese The debate on the temporal persistence of entities is characterized by the opposition of two principal positions, three-dimensionalism (endurantism) and four-dimensionalism (perdurantism). Some author...

New paper out on 3D and 4D metaphysics of species - a response to María Cerezo & Vanessa Triviño's criticisms of my view. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Organism-Environment Pairing In this first systematic book-length examination of the organism-environment relationship in the life sciences, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda addresses a crucia...

With great joy—and a touch of nervousness—I’m thrilled to share that my first academic monograph will be published by @mitpress.bsky.social in May 2026! It examines the organism–environment relationship in biology from an integrated #HPS perspective: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #evosky #philsky

#ISHPSSB2025 came to an end on Friday, 25 July, and we understand how special the ishkabibbler community is when one hour after the end of the sessions participants still continued conversations.
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

Many thanks to @affifi.bsky.social, @kampourakisk.bsky.social, @thomasreydon.bsky.social, Maria-Elice Prestes, Susan Hanisch, William McComas, @cmooreanderson.bsky.social for the talks. Hybrid format didn't work out for the discussion, alas, but I look fwd to following your work! #ISHPSSB2025

#ISHPSSB2025 has been an absolute blast! Here we celebrate the work and mentorship of Marc Ereshefsky, a truly positive model for philosophy of biology! Thank you all for coming along! Cheers to Marc!

#philsky
#HPbio
#philsci

Cover of the program booklet for ISHPSSB 2025.

#ISHPSSB2925 program booklet is out! Check it out here ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/wp-content/u...
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

“On the tendency of Species to form Varieties” paper by Wallace and Darwin originally published in the Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. Read on 1st July 1858 at the Society.

Portrait of Darwin (1809-1882) commissioned by the Society in 1883 which can be found in the Society’s Meeting Room.

Portrait of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913).

Today marks a special anniversary for us. On July 1, 1858, the theory of evolution by natural selection was first presented at a Linnean Society meeting. Papers written by Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace were read, shaping a groundbreaking idea still powering science today: buff.ly/uBdX7N1

Journal for General Philosophy of Science JGPS has been a forum for original research and discussion in the philosophy of science since the publication of its first volume in 1970. The journal’s scope ...

Just out: JGPS 56 issue 2 with Darwinian dilemmas, self-subsisting structures, realism for realistic people, and more.

Comic. SALESMAN [pointing at dehumidifier on sale]: This dehumidifier model features built-in WiFi for remote updates. PERSON 2: Great! That will be really useful if they discover a new kind of water.

Dehumidifier

xkcd.com/3109/

It's July, the month of the #ISHPSSB2025 conference 😊! If you haven't registered yet, don't forget that 10 July is the deadline for registration (for presenters or visitors)!
[and if you think this is of interest, please spread the word]
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

Lecture room as seen from the door window.

📣The #ISHPSSB2025 program has been released! Check it out here ➡️ ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/program/
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

ASFS-AFHVS Program is here: blogs.oregonstate.edu/2025asfsafhv...
I’m looking forward to! Please join us, our panel is on 20 June: Epistemic and ethical function of categorizing and tool use in the agricultural sciences. With wonderful @katiekendig.bsky.social and Paul Thompson #HPS #PhilSci 🌱

A tray of Portuguese pastéis de nata.

And we can think of some discussions on the history, philosophy and social studies of biology extending from #ISHPSSB2025 to a coffee table, accompanied by a pastel de nata...
Registrations here ➡️ ishpssb2025.icbas.up.pt/registration...
#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

I just sent them by email.

Looking forward to giving a talk in Padua this coming Friday.

A magenta buiding within a garden with tall trees - Hall of Bioversity of the University of Porto..

#ISHPSSB2025 starts on Sunday 20 July at the Hall of Biodiversity with welcome reception and social events. Stay tuned for information on the opening of registration for the conference in the next few days!
#philsci #hpbio #histSTM #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

The image is a promotional announcement for a new academic article titled "Pure Shape Dynamics, Self-Subsisting Structures, and the Nature of Time" by Antonio Vassallo and Pedro Naranjo, published in the Journal for General Philosophy of Science. The design consists of a white background with black and yellow text. On the right side, there is a highlighted section in a yellow box with the abstract of the article. At the bottom, another yellow section includes the journal's cover and a citation with a DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-024-09690-9

What might be the potential ramifications of the relational framework of 'Pure Shape Dynamics' for discussions on the metaphysics of #time? This is a question that Antonio Vassallo & Pedro Naranjo explore in their recent article for JGPS! 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics