Philosophy of Science Association

Philosophy of Science Association

@philsci.bsky.social

Founded in 1933, the Philosophy of Science Association promotes research, teaching, and free discussion of issues in the philosophy of science from diverse standpoints.

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The deadline for papers is this Sunday!

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5 days ago

Reminder: office hours with James Ladyman THIS FRIDAY at noon EDT! Register at the link www.philsci.org/psa_office_h...

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1 week ago

Reminder: the deadline for contributed papers is coming up fast on 15 March!

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2 weeks ago

📅 13 March, 12 EDT – Philosophy of Physics: James Ladyman
📅 8 April, 12 EDT – Scientific Epistemology: Kareem Khalifa
📅 7 May, 12 EDT – Philosophy of Ecology: Karen Kovaka & Carlos Santana
📅 20 May, 12 EDT – Philosophy of Linguistics: Gabriel Dupre & Ryan Nefdt

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2 weeks ago

We're excited to announce the Spring 2026 PSA office hours! Come learn, ask questions, and connect with leading voices in philosophy of science!

Details in the 🧵
Registration at this link: www.philsci.org/psa_...

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1 month ago

Don't forget to enter to the Notes and Records Essay Award! Deadline 28 February

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1 month ago
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AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don’t Exist — And They’re Being Cited in Real Journals Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.

Check out this Rolling Stone article featuring a quote from PSA President Craig Callender about AI and fake academic citations:

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1 month ago

Don't forget to enter to the Notes and Records Essay Award! Deadline 28 February

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2 months ago

The deadline for symposia is tonight at midnight anywhere on earth!

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2 months ago

✨Reminder✨ The symposia deadline for PSA 2026 is 15 January (this Thursday!)

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3 months ago
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Submissions for PSA 2026 in San Diego are now open! ☀️ Link and deadlines below

Symposia ✨ 15 January 2026
Papers ✨ 15 March 2026
Posters ✨ 1 June 2026

psa26.oa-event.com/c...

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3 months ago

It’s Giving Tuesday! Support PSA’s Annual Fund 2025!

Did you know that if half of the people receiving this message gave just $25, we
would set a new PSA record for fundraising, raising almost 3 times our goal?!

philsci.org/donate.php

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3 months ago

Many thanks Alisa!

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3 months ago
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It's #GivingTuesday & PSA @philsci.bsky.social is running a fundraiser! I just made a donation to support PSA's initiatives, such as UPSS @psa-upss.bsky.social & other grad & early career support.
See where they stand with their fundraising “thermometer” on the donation page
philsci.org/donate.php

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3 months ago

✨Don't forget✨ Our final PSA Office Hours of the semester are Thursday, December 4 at 12 PM EST with Atoosa Kasirzadeh and William D’Alessandro! Sign up at the link below to save your spot: www.philsci.org/psa_...

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3 months ago

Thank you for a great conference @philsci.bsky.social @tmarvan.bsky.social @magdalenamalecka.bsky.social and everyone who spoke, attended and chaired. It was a really meaningful event that reminds you of how international, diverse, and yet joint-up our field is.

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3 months ago

Starting the last day of PSA Around the World Central and Eastern Europe with a session on scientific understanding. @henkderegt.bsky.social is the first plenary speaker on understanding by an artificial system

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3 months ago

Tomorrow, 22 November is the final of three meetings of PSA Around the World! A fantastic online program with plenary panel and parallel sessions. All welcome! Note: time zone is 3pm CET.

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3 months ago
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In celebration of #WorldPhilosophyDay the the PSA and the U of Cincinnati Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS) are hosting a discussion at the Cincinnati Museum Center! For those who can’t make it in person, you can watch the live stream: www.youtube.com/live...

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3 months ago

✨Don't forget✨ Our next PSA Office Hours are are Monday, November 24 at 12 PM EST with Michela Massimi and Mazviita Chirimuuta! Sign up at the link below to save your spot:
www.philsci.org/psa_...

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4 months ago
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Join us NEXT THURSDAY (Nov 20) for "How Science is Changing," a free interdisciplinary panel discussion!

Hear from scholars on the evolving nature of science.
🗓️ 6 PM 📍 @cincymuseum.bsky.social w/ @philsci.bsky.social

Free, open to all, parking included! RSVP:
🔗 forms.gle/3Ei7GM91LTmy...

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4 months ago

Thank you for joining us for the PSA AW Conference! And many thanks to everyone who presented today and to all the plenary panel speakers. Next Saturday 22 is the grand finale 🎊🎊🎊.

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4 months ago

We start tommorrow at 3 PM CET with a panel highlighting outstanding contemporary contributions to the philosophy of science in Eastern and Central Europe.

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4 months ago

This Friday, 14 November is the second of three meetings of the PSA Around the World! A fantastic online program with plenary panel and parallel sessions. All welcome! Note: time zone is 3pm CET.

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4 months ago
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Notes and Records Essay Award | Royal Society Open to early career researchers in the history of science.

Enter for your chance to win £500 and publication in the journal for the winning entry!

Submission deadline: 28 February 2026. more details at the link:

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4 months ago
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The 9th Notes and Records Essay Award is open for entry! Notes and Records reports on current research and archival activities across the history of science, technology and medicine. This is open to researchers who have completed a postgrad degree within the last five years.

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Join us for "How Science is Changing," a free interdisciplinary panel discussion! Scholars from across North America discuss the evolving nature of science.

🗓️ Nov 20th, 6 PM
📍 @cincymuseum.bsky.social w/ @philsci.bsky.social

Free, open to all, parking included! RSVP:
🔗 forms.gle/3Ei7GM91LTmy...

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4 months ago

Huge thanks to @eenphilsci.bsky.social and especially @tmarvan.bsky.social and @magdalenamalecka.bsky.social for a terrific program — and what a treat the historical retrospective on the Vienna Circle and the profound legacies of Eastern European philosophy in the plenary panel! 🤩 many thanks all 👏

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4 months ago

What a successful kick-off of the PSA around the World - Eastern Europe! So many super interesting talks. Kudos to @tmarvan.bsky.social, @magdalenamalecka.bsky.social, @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social for such a great job at organizing it! Looking forward to the next one on 14 Nov.

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4 months ago

@apotochnik.bsky.social makes the important point that the Vienna Circle had also a conception of the public role of their philosophy. Some great pictures and quotes on the slides. Is this material published, Angela? I wish I was taking screenshots. Thank you for a fantastic talk!

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