Centre for Philosophical Studies of History
@cpshoulu.bsky.social
The Centre for Philosophical Studies of History, based at Uni Oulu, promotes the philosophical study of history and historiography.
https://www.oulu.fi/en/university/faculties-and-units/faculty-humanities/centre-for-philosophical-studies-history
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New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do" that Herman Paul gave in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F1S....
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
Herman Paul "The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do"
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February 2, 2026 at 11:43 AM
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do" that Herman Paul gave in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F1S....
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
Tomorrow (29.01, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Herman Paul will give the talk "The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do" in our joint research seminar. For more info and the Zoom link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
All welcome!
All welcome!
The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do
The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do'
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January 28, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Tomorrow (29.01, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Herman Paul will give the talk "The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do" in our joint research seminar. For more info and the Zoom link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Next week in our joint research seminar! (Please note that the title has changed since our last announcement.)
Today in a week (29.01, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Herman Paul will give the talk "The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do" in our joint research seminar. For more info and the Zoom link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
All welcome!
All welcome!
The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do
The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do'
www.oulu.fi
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Next week in our joint research seminar! (Please note that the title has changed since our last announcement.)
Today in two weeks (29.01), Herman Paul (Leiden University, The Netherlands) will give the talk "Epistemic Success in Historical Studies: Truth, Truthfulness, and 'Truer Than'" in our joined research seminar PHO2. Save the date, and more information to follow soon!
January 15, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Today in two weeks (29.01), Herman Paul (Leiden University, The Netherlands) will give the talk "Epistemic Success in Historical Studies: Truth, Truthfulness, and 'Truer Than'" in our joined research seminar PHO2. Save the date, and more information to follow soon!
The director of the Centre Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen will also be a keynote at the conference "On Plurality and Relativism in Contemporary Philosophy". The deadline for submission is today in a week. More information below.
Happy New Year! We're back with the cfp for the conference "On Plurality and Relativism in Contemporary Philosophy" that will take place in March in Ruzomberok, Slovakia: philevents.org/event/show/1.... The deadline for submissions is already today in a week. Come and join us there!
On Plurality and Relativism in Contemporary Philosophy
Philosophers are familiar with the problem of plurality. There are hardly any issues, questions or topics that enjoy unanimous agreement among philosophers. There is a plurality of opinions on this or...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The director of the Centre Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen will also be a keynote at the conference "On Plurality and Relativism in Contemporary Philosophy". The deadline for submission is today in a week. More information below.
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification" that Fons Dewulf gave in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7acs....
Happy watching and holidays, everyone!
Happy watching and holidays, everyone!
Fons Dewulf "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism"
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December 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification" that Fons Dewulf gave in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7acs....
Happy watching and holidays, everyone!
Happy watching and holidays, everyone!
Tomorrow (18.12, 13/14h, Central European/Finnish time), Fons Dewulf will give the talk "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification" in our joint research seminar. For the Zoom link and the abstract, please see: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification
Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification
www.oulu.fi
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Tomorrow (18.12, 13/14h, Central European/Finnish time), Fons Dewulf will give the talk "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification" in our joint research seminar. For the Zoom link and the abstract, please see: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
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Today in a week (18.12, 13/14h, Central European/Finnish time), Fons Dewulf will give the talk "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification" in our joint research seminar. For more info and the abstract, please see: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification
Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification
www.oulu.fi
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Today in a week (18.12, 13/14h, Central European/Finnish time), Fons Dewulf will give the talk "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification" in our joint research seminar. For more info and the abstract, please see: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
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Check out the newest issue of the Journal of the Philosophy of History! It contains articles by our very own @david-cernin.bsky.social and Eugen Zeleňák, among other great texts: brill.com/view/journal.... David wrote about the philosophy of Big History and Eugen on realism and constructivism.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Check out the newest issue of the Journal of the Philosophy of History! It contains articles by our very own @david-cernin.bsky.social and Eugen Zeleňák, among other great texts: brill.com/view/journal.... David wrote about the philosophy of Big History and Eugen on realism and constructivism.
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" that Ephraim Wallach gave in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=09mb....
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
Ephraim Wallach "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past"
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December 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" that Ephraim Wallach gave in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=09mb....
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
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The next talk in our joint research seminar will be taking place on December 18. Fons Dewulf will be speaking about "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification". See here for more information, and save the date: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification
Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification
www.oulu.fi
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The next talk in our joint research seminar will be taking place on December 18. Fons Dewulf will be speaking about "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification". See here for more information, and save the date: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (2.12, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Ephraim Wallach will give the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" in our joint research seminar PHO2. See here for information and the Zoom link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past
Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past
www.oulu.fi
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 AM
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (2.12, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Ephraim Wallach will give the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" in our joint research seminar PHO2. See here for information and the Zoom link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Today in a week (2.12, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Ephraim Wallach will give the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" in our joint research seminar PHO2. For more information and the Zoom link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past
Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past
www.oulu.fi
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Today in a week (2.12, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Ephraim Wallach will give the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" in our joint research seminar PHO2. For more information and the Zoom link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/re....
All welcome!
All welcome!
The next talk in our joint research seminar will take place on December 2. Save the date, and more info below!
On December 2, Efraim Wallach (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) will give the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" in our joint research seminar. There will be more information soon. All welcome and save the date!
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The next talk in our joint research seminar will take place on December 2. Save the date, and more info below!
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework" that @hhenriikka.bsky.social gave two weeks ago in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVZP....
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
Henriikka Hannula "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework"
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November 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework" that @hhenriikka.bsky.social gave two weeks ago in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVZP....
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
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Recently, I reread Adorno’s “Spengler after the Demise”, published in English as “Spengler Today”, and Neurath’s “Anti-Spengler”. I intended to compare their critiques of Spengler, but in this post, I will only talk about Adorno’s critique. (I’ll focus on Neurath in a follow-up post.) (1/28)
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Recently, I reread Adorno’s “Spengler after the Demise”, published in English as “Spengler Today”, and Neurath’s “Anti-Spengler”. I intended to compare their critiques of Spengler, but in this post, I will only talk about Adorno’s critique. (I’ll focus on Neurath in a follow-up post.) (1/28)
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk “Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research” that Robert Piercey gave last week with the Centre here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZsD...
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
Robert Piercey "Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research"
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November 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk “Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research” that Robert Piercey gave last week with the Centre here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZsD...
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
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The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and David Černín, has been out for a month now. Here it is in the flesh, next to books of our recent visiting scholar. Get it (for your libraries)! More info: shorturl.at/BjNLi
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences and Big History, edited by our very own Aviezer Tucker and David Černín, has been out for a month now. Here it is in the flesh, next to books of our recent visiting scholar. Get it (for your libraries)! More info: shorturl.at/BjNLi
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History" that @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social gave last week in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTzv....
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
Marilynn Johnson "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History"
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October 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History" that @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social gave last week in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTzv....
Happy watching!
Happy watching!
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A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (30.10, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), @hhenriikka.bsky.social will give the talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework" in our joint research seminar. More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ex....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework
Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework
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October 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (30.10, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), @hhenriikka.bsky.social will give the talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework" in our joint research seminar. More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ex....
All welcome!
All welcome!
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (28.10, 14h, Finnish time), Robert Piercey will give the hybrid talk "Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research" (Tellus Brisk and Zoom). More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/he....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research
Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research
www.oulu.fi
October 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (28.10, 14h, Finnish time), Robert Piercey will give the hybrid talk "Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research" (Tellus Brisk and Zoom). More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/he....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Next week Tuesday, we welcome Robert Piercey (University of Regina, Canada) to Oulu! He will give the hybrid talk "Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research" (Tellus Brisk and Zoom, 14h, Finnish time). More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/he....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research
Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research
www.oulu.fi
October 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Next week Tuesday, we welcome Robert Piercey (University of Regina, Canada) to Oulu! He will give the hybrid talk "Hermeneutical Philosophy of History: A Program for Research" (Tellus Brisk and Zoom, 14h, Finnish time). More info and the Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/he....
All welcome!
All welcome!
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In a week, I’ll be referencing Dilthey, Ranke, Burckhardt, Heidegger, Troeltsch and Benjamin, all in one talk! From historical contemplation as existential consolation to history as a source of existential Angst. Do join!
After Marilynn Johnson's talk this Thursday, our research seminar will already continue next week (30.10) with @hhenriikka.bsky.social's online talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework". More info and the Zoom link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ex....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework
Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework
www.oulu.fi
October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In a week, I’ll be referencing Dilthey, Ranke, Burckhardt, Heidegger, Troeltsch and Benjamin, all in one talk! From historical contemplation as existential consolation to history as a source of existential Angst. Do join!
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A final, friendly reminder: Tomorrow (23.10, 16/17h, Central-European/Finnish time), @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social will give the talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". The talk will be hybrid (Ostrava & Zoom). More info & Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ar...
Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History
Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History
www.oulu.fi
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A final, friendly reminder: Tomorrow (23.10, 16/17h, Central-European/Finnish time), @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social will give the talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". The talk will be hybrid (Ostrava & Zoom). More info & Zoom-link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ar...
That's right! There's one talk this Thursday (23.10) and one talk next Thursday (30.10, both 17h Finnish time) in our research seminar. Come and join us for both if you can!
After Marilynn Johnson's talk this Thursday, our research seminar will already continue next week (30.10) with @hhenriikka.bsky.social's online talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework". More info and the Zoom link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ex....
All welcome!
All welcome!
Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework
Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework
www.oulu.fi
October 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
That's right! There's one talk this Thursday (23.10) and one talk next Thursday (30.10, both 17h Finnish time) in our research seminar. Come and join us for both if you can!