Franziska
freinhard.bsky.social
Franziska
@freinhard.bsky.social
Philosopher of Science at Ulm University
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I can’t think of a better way to celebrate my 2nd year in Germany than keynoting the German Society for Women in Philosophy - join us in Ulm to discuss openness & democracy on Thursday 13 November: www.uni-ulm.de/einrichtunge... #philsci
SW*IP Germany Jahrestagung 2025 - Universität Ulm
www.uni-ulm.de
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I have a new paper out in Synthese! It’s about experimental strategies in the historical sciences, using case studies from origins of life research.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Re-construction or re-invention? Experimental strategies in the historical sciences - Synthese
Synthese - Prototypical historical sciences are in the business of reconstructing the past based on traces. Experimental research into the past often seems precluded by the very nature of...
link.springer.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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New on Extinct: one of the best things we've had lately, imo. The philosopher Franziska Reinhard discusses early (and extraterrestrial) life research using her notion of a "circumstantial trace." Come for the stromatolites, stay for the Bayesian networks!
www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2025...
From Stromatolites to Martian Leopard Spots: Circumstantial Traces and the Reconstruction of Early Life — Extinct
In which Franziska Reinhard analyzes early life research by developing the concept of a collateral trace
www.extinctblog.org
June 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM