This 📄 belongs to the TC on the pursuitworthiness of experiments I am currently co-editing with @ennofischer.bsky.social and is the eleventh contribution showcasing perspectives from different natural and social sciences on how experimental research is assessed:
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An experiment can be pursuitworthy, even if its main target outcome seems unlikely. My new paper, analyzes “no-lose arguments”: arguments for experiments in which every plausible outcome advances science.
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It is publication day for The Organism-Environment Pairing (@mitpress.bsky.social)! This 📗 has been deeply formative for me as a scholar, and it owes so much to so many wonderful people. I truly hope it finds many readers! mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #booksky #philsci #histsci #philsky #evosky
This is the tenth article from the topical collection that Enno Fischer (@ennofischer.bsky.social) and I are editing for EJPS. Take this chance to browse the other papers that have been published and stay in the loop for the remaining additions to the collection! 👇 link.springer.com/collections/...
Unconventional experiments that later redefine what counts as 'pursuitworthy' are excluded by strict standards. Szymon Miłkoś suggests that we need “transformative” standards: judge risky research by how well it turns intuitions into shareable norms 📄👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPS #philsci
How would #psychology look through the lens of @michelamassimi.bsky.social's Perspectival Realism? In her new paper, Suilin Lavelle defends the pursuit of Majority World psychological frameworks and experiments beyond WEIRD biases 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky #psysky #cogsci
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Theory and History of Science and Technology (MA-TGWT)
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No-lose arguments state that—no matter what the result of an experiment will be—there will be a relevant epistemic gain if the experiment is performed. Here I provide an analysis of such arguments, lo...
The concept of pursuitworthiness has garnered considerable attention in the philosophy of science in recent years. However, philosophical reflections on the ...
If you are planning to attend, the registration is open. We @hpscambridge.bsky.social are pouring our hearts into this conference and it will be amazing. Even though my own submission was not accepted! #philsci #philsky #hps #metascience
An der @tudresden.bsky.social ist im Institut für Philosophie zum 01.10.2026 eine Stelle als wiss. Mitarbeiterin bzw. Mitarbeiter (m/w/d) *unbefristet* zu besetzen.
Hier ist die Ausschreibung:
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Science and Technology through the lens of Philosophy, History and Literature
The Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice 2026 Conference at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge
