Society for the History of the Philosophy of Technology (HPT)
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The Society for the History of the Philosophy of Technology (HPT) is dedicated to the study of how we think about technology in all its facets. #philtech #histtech
Today we commemorate Georges Friedmann, who died on this day in 1977. A French sociologist and philosopher, Friedmann was among the first to study technology as a social and philosophical problem in the 20th century.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today we commemorate Georges Friedmann, who died on this day in 1977. A French sociologist and philosopher, Friedmann was among the first to study technology as a social and philosophical problem in the 20th century.
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This week, we commemorate the work of Harold Innis, who was born on 5 November 1895 and died on 8 November 1952.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This week, we commemorate the work of Harold Innis, who was born on 5 November 1895 and died on 8 November 1952.
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Some great history of philosophy of technology happening in Brussels next couple of days #philtech
I will be at this great conference in Brussels on Arendt and philosophy of technology for the next few days #philtech
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October 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Some great history of philosophy of technology happening in Brussels next couple of days #philtech
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And and Endowed Chair in History of Technology (nice salary) at UC Irvine, due Dec 1.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
And and Endowed Chair in History of Technology (nice salary) at UC Irvine, due Dec 1.
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A couple of job postings in the #histSTM #histsci #histmed realm: Asst Prof in Social Studies of Medicine at Cambridge, due Nov 17.
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Assistant Professor Social Studies of Medicine
This is a joint post 65% Sociology, 35% HPS. The Departments of Sociology and History and Philosophy of Science are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine in a
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October 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A couple of job postings in the #histSTM #histsci #histmed realm: Asst Prof in Social Studies of Medicine at Cambridge, due Nov 17.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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I'm hiring! A 2-year postdoc on my ERC project "KNOW-HOW" at the Cogito: Epistemology Research Centre University of Glasgow. (Deadline for applications 9 November.) Please share with anyone you think might be interested. Details below
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Research Associate in Philosophy
College of Arts and HumanitiesSchool of Humanities Research Associate in PhilosophyVacancy Reference: 184814Salary: Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum We have an opportunity for a Research Associ...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm hiring! A 2-year postdoc on my ERC project "KNOW-HOW" at the Cogito: Epistemology Research Centre University of Glasgow. (Deadline for applications 9 November.) Please share with anyone you think might be interested. Details below
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
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As someone who goes to a lot of events about AI... This was really rather special!
Note that all 5 hours worth of the @royalsociety.org 's recent symposium, "Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Turing Test," with Alan Kay, Gary Marcus, and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, can be found on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/GmnBTCK... (I'm gradually making my way through it...) #AI #science
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Turing Test
YouTube video by The Royal Society
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October 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
As someone who goes to a lot of events about AI... This was really rather special!
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This week we welcome Prof. Steven Shapin to the pod!🎙️
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
S5 E11 - Steven Shapin on the Social Life of Scientific Knowledge
Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 19/10/2025 · 50m
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October 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This week we welcome Prof. Steven Shapin to the pod!🎙️
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
We explore his journey through interdisciplinary spaces, revisit Leviathan and the Air-Pump 40 years on, and explore how credibility, trust and expertise are shaped by the fragmentation of expertise and (recent) political & cultural challenges
On this day in 1895, Lewis Mumford was born in Flushing, New York.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On this day in 1895, Lewis Mumford was born in Flushing, New York.
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OTD in 1883, José Ortega y Gasset was born. Best known as one of Spain’s leading philosophers, Ortega also offered one of the earliest systematic reflections on technology in the 20th century.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
OTD in 1883, José Ortega y Gasset was born. Best known as one of Spain’s leading philosophers, Ortega also offered one of the earliest systematic reflections on technology in the 20th century.
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OTD in 1859, Henri Bergson was born. Though best known for his philosophy of life and time, Bergson was also a foundational figure for the philosophy of technology.
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October 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
OTD in 1859, Henri Bergson was born. Though best known for his philosophy of life and time, Bergson was also a foundational figure for the philosophy of technology.
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On this day in 2011, Friedrich Kittler died in Berlin. Born in Rochlitz, Germany in 1943, Kittler was, and for many still is, the leading figure in German media theory, or Medienwissenschaften.
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October 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
On this day in 2011, Friedrich Kittler died in Berlin. Born in Rochlitz, Germany in 1943, Kittler was, and for many still is, the leading figure in German media theory, or Medienwissenschaften.
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On this day in 1906, Hannah Arendt was born. Best known for her political philosophy, Arendt also offered profound reflections on technology in, among others, The Human Condition (1958).
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October 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On this day in 1906, Hannah Arendt was born. Best known for her political philosophy, Arendt also offered profound reflections on technology in, among others, The Human Condition (1958).
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On this day (5 October) in 2003, Neil Postman died. Postman was strongly influenced by the media theory of Marshall McLuhan and his work is associated with the field of research called "media ecology."
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October 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
On this day (5 October) in 2003, Neil Postman died. Postman was strongly influenced by the media theory of Marshall McLuhan and his work is associated with the field of research called "media ecology."
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Ten years ago, François Dagognet died. A philosopher of science and technology, Dagognet extended the work of Gaston Bachelard by turning attention to the material traces and inscriptions produced by scientific instruments.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Ten years ago, François Dagognet died. A philosopher of science and technology, Dagognet extended the work of Gaston Bachelard by turning attention to the material traces and inscriptions produced by scientific instruments.
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On this day in 1924, Gilbert Simondon was born. A pioneering French philosopher of technology, Simondon challenged us to see machines not as passive tools but as entities with their own modes of existence.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
On this day in 1924, Gilbert Simondon was born. A pioneering French philosopher of technology, Simondon challenged us to see machines not as passive tools but as entities with their own modes of existence.
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On this day in 1889, Martin Heidegger was born. Heidegger holds a prominent place in the history of the philosophy of technology as he is often taken to be one of the first philosophers to take technology seriously.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
On this day in 1889, Martin Heidegger was born. Heidegger holds a prominent place in the history of the philosophy of technology as he is often taken to be one of the first philosophers to take technology seriously.
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Today, we celebrate the life and contributions of Mario Bunge (1919–2025), a prominent philosopher of science who also reflected on technology.
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September 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Today, we celebrate the life and contributions of Mario Bunge (1919–2025), a prominent philosopher of science who also reflected on technology.
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Come be my colleague! We are indeed casting a wide net in the GLOBAL HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY search. **All** fields, areas, and periods of the History of Technology will be considered! #historyoftechnology #STS
NEW: Tenure-track position in History at UC Berkeley in the GLOBAL HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY.
We are casting a wide net here: *all* periods, places, and fields are under consideration.
I'm on the search committee, so do let me know if you have questions.
We are casting a wide net here: *all* periods, places, and fields are under consideration.
I'm on the search committee, so do let me know if you have questions.
Assistant Professor – Global History of Technology - Department of History
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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September 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Come be my colleague! We are indeed casting a wide net in the GLOBAL HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY search. **All** fields, areas, and periods of the History of Technology will be considered! #historyoftechnology #STS
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Two tenure track/ tenured positions--one Assist Prof & one Assoc Prof in Philosophy of Science &/or Technology at @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
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Areas include phil of social science, Native American philo, phil of race
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Areas include phil of social science, Native American philo, phil of race
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Assistant Professor - Philosophy of Science and/or Technology, University of Toronto
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August 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Two tenure track/ tenured positions--one Assist Prof & one Assoc Prof in Philosophy of Science &/or Technology at @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
philjobs.org/job/show/29502
philjobs.org/job/show/29506
Areas include phil of social science, Native American philo, phil of race
#philsci #philtech #philjobs
philjobs.org/job/show/29502
philjobs.org/job/show/29506
Areas include phil of social science, Native American philo, phil of race
#philsci #philtech #philjobs
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🎉 Congratulations to @masssimons.bsky.social on receiving a grant from the Evert Willem Beth Foundation! With this support, he will organise a symposium to strengthen the Dutch- and Flemish-speaking HOPOS community in the history & philosophy of science.
September 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🎉 Congratulations to @masssimons.bsky.social on receiving a grant from the Evert Willem Beth Foundation! With this support, he will organise a symposium to strengthen the Dutch- and Flemish-speaking HOPOS community in the history & philosophy of science.
André Leroi-Gourhan was a pioneering French archaeologist, anthropologist, and philosopher whose work deeply influenced French philosophy of technology through his studies of human evolution, tools, and culture.
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August 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
André Leroi-Gourhan was a pioneering French archaeologist, anthropologist, and philosopher whose work deeply influenced French philosophy of technology through his studies of human evolution, tools, and culture.
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Call for Abstracts: Budapest Workshop on Philosophy and Technology 2025: AI at War, Medical Technologies: Curing and Caring
Abstract submission: 7 September 2025 (details on budpt.eu )
Conference: 27-28 November 2025, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Abstract submission: 7 September 2025 (details on budpt.eu )
Conference: 27-28 November 2025, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
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August 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Call for Abstracts: Budapest Workshop on Philosophy and Technology 2025: AI at War, Medical Technologies: Curing and Caring
Abstract submission: 7 September 2025 (details on budpt.eu )
Conference: 27-28 November 2025, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Abstract submission: 7 September 2025 (details on budpt.eu )
Conference: 27-28 November 2025, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Today we celebrate the birthday of Hartmut Rosa (1965). Rosa is a sociologist who draws inspiration from the tradition of Frankfurt School Critical Theory.
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August 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Hartmut Rosa (1965). Rosa is a sociologist who draws inspiration from the tradition of Frankfurt School Critical Theory.
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Jean-François Lyotard was born today, a century and a year ago (10th of August 1924). He is best known for his influential work "The Postmodern Condition" (1979), a foundational text in understanding the cultural and philosophical stakes of technoscientific society.
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August 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Jean-François Lyotard was born today, a century and a year ago (10th of August 1924). He is best known for his influential work "The Postmodern Condition" (1979), a foundational text in understanding the cultural and philosophical stakes of technoscientific society.
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