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Michela Massimi

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Philosopher of science, University of Edinburgh. More about me here https://www.michelamassimi.com/

Michela Massimi is an Italian and British philosopher of science, a professor of philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, and the president-elect of the Philosophy of Science Association. Her research has involved scientific perspectivism and perspectival realism, the Pauli exclusion principle, and the work of Immanuel Kant. .. more

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 17d

Our special issue of Marine Policy on coastal communities and their local knowledges is now out. You can read our introductory essay below. Many thanks to my wonderful colleagues Abbe Brown and Marcel Jaspars for the collaboration and to the Royal Society of Edinburgh for support.

What role for local knowledge in ocean governance?

www.sciencedirect.com

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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 3d

✨Don't forget✨ PSA Office Hours are back! Join us this Thursday, October 9 at 12 PM EST with S. Andrew Schroeder. Sign up at the link below to save your spot!

www.philsci.org/psa_...

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 7d

Absolutely Alisa! I was here on holiday 10 years ago and the place is more beautiful than photos can convey. 😊

Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 7d

Plaza de España - Seville 🤩

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 8d

Seville — and it is 31 Celsius 🤩

Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 9d

Off to Seville for the Congress of the Spanish Society of Analytic Philosophy today — a very rich programme of talks over three days spanning many areas of philosophy.

XI Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Filosofía Analítica

XI Congress of the Spanish Society for Analytic Philosophy (SEFA). This event aims to bring together scholars working within the Analytic tradition of Philosophy. The 2025 edition will take place at t...

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H.K. Andersen @hkandersen.bsky.social · 10d

Preprint: specific subtypes of epistemic injustice where academic science interfaces with Indigenous knowledge in the BC area, targeted by epistemic transformative justice in 3 "the future looks better than the past" case studies. Great coauthors here
#philsci #philsky #sfu
philpapers.org/rec/ANDIEI

Holly K. Andersen, Grace A. Shaw, Erica Olson & Rudy Reimer, Identifying Epistemic Injustices to Inform Epistemic Transformative Justice - PhilPapers

In this chapter, we identify four specific subtypes of epistemic injustice that target Indigenous knowledge systems, practices, products, and methods of transmission. These four subtypes of epistemic ...

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 11d

Heading to Madrid where on Tuesday I will be giving a talk at @uneduniv.bsky.social courtesy of my excellent colleague David Teira. My first time in Madrid — very much looking forward to catching up with the vibrant community of philosophers of science there.

Michela Massimi – METIS

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 13d

Just 2 weeks left to submit for 2025 Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics
Topic: Physics in the writings of women 1700-1900
Deadline: October 10, 2025, 11:59 PM GMT
<10K words, blinded, unpublished; prize is open to grad students & scholars w/in 5 years of PhD
www.duchateletprize.org
#HPS

An 18thC engraving of Emile Du Chatelet in a traditional dress and choker necklace depicted in an oval frame with a globe and books in background. There is an inscription below her portrait "C'est ainsi que la Verité Pour mieux etablir sa puissance a pris les traits de la beauté, et les graces de l'eloquence." © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 13d

Looks like the Department of Philosophy at Stanford has a second open rank faculty position open to all areas of philosophy
Stanford University
31 Oct 2025 11:55 PM PT
#philsci #philsky #philjobs

Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Open Rank Professor of Philosophy

facultypositions.stanford.edu

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 15d

In Paris today for the next two days for this interesting conference that brings together astrophysicists, international lawyers and political philosophers to discuss who owns the Moon and Outer Space, freedom of scientific exploration and common heritage of humankind.

Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Sep 9

Look forward to speaking soon at the Collège de France for a conference on Outer Space Treaty and Moon Agreement — I will go back to the principle of common heritage of humankind, and against neo-colonialist interpretations I argue for a human-rights approach to it.

The "Province of All Mankind"? Property in Outer Space under Public and Private International Law & Philosophy | Collège de France

www.college-de-france.fr

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 17d

Full special issue is here with a great array of case studies from across the globe: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... — particularly important to stress the role of local coastal communities now that the #BBNJ Agreement has passed the ratification threshold and will be implemented in Jan 2026.

Marine Policy | Coastal communities: Local knowledge and equitable ocean governance | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Increasing work has been done in recent times across the humanities and social sciences to rediscover the importance of local knowledge. At the same time, key legal and policy developments notably reg...

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 17d

I was sort of a regular between 2012-2017 then they somehow dropped quite a bit the HPS coverage in terms of topics, I must say (the previous editor was very interested in HPS and went on to pursue a different career path as a historian of medicine eventually).

Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 17d

Oh thank you Anna! Nice to see this episode from 2012 remembered — I did 4 episodes back in the old days (on scientific method, on Berkeley, on Pauli and on Pascal). This is my favourite:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

In Our Time - Pascal - BBC Sounds

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the French thinker Blaise Pascal.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 26d

Many congrats Aidan!

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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 27d

📅 Oct 9, 12 EST – S. Andrew Schroeder (Political Philosophy of Science)
📅 Oct 22, 12 EST – David Wallace (Philosophy of Physics)
📅 Nov 24, 12 EST – Michela Massimi & Mazviita Chirimuuta (New Approaches to Realism)
📅 Dec 4, 12 EST – Atoosa Kasirzadeh & William D’Allessandro (Philosophy of AI)

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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 27d

We're excited to announce the fall 2025 PSA office hours! Come learn, ask questions, and connect with leading voices in philosophy of science! Schedule in the thread 👇

💻 More details + registration: www.philsci.org/psa_...

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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 27d

JOB AD: If you research philosophy, history or social studies of biology, with interest in agroecology, crop science or environmental intelligence, consider applying for 3-year postdoctoral fellowship in Munich! Deadline for applications: 31/10, details www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei... #philsci

Jobs

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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 29d

ICYMI: the latest newsletter is out. A warm welcome to our new Governing Board members @apotochnik.bsky.social @hkandersen.bsky.social and to our new Nominating Committee members Wendy Parker, @thebusyowl.bsky.social and Adrian Currie!

mms.philsci.org/msg_detail.p...

Philosophy of Science Association

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 29d

Get well soon Alisa.

Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 29d

Many congrats again David and @charbelelhani.bsky.social!

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David Ludwig @davidludwig.bsky.social · 29d

“Transformative Transdisciplinarity. An Introduction to Community-Based Philosophy” is out with Oxford University Press! I’m actually pretty proud of this book. It’s Open Access, so feel free to share fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Sep 9

The "Province of All Mankind"? Property in Outer Space under Public and Private International Law & Philosophy | Collège de France

www.college-de-france.fr

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank to you, Daian, for your very interesting work! I look forward to reading it and learning from it.

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Sep 8

Many congrats on your submission Daian! And indeed perfect way of celebrating at EPSA. 🎉

Daian Bica @daianbica.bsky.social · Aug 31

One nice way to celebrate submitting your dissertation is to give a presentation about it at a conference. I am grateful to everyone who supported me throughout, whether philosophically or personally.
#EPSA2025

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Sep 7

As far as I know this type of events are open to the public. But I will double check with the RS team who is doing the planning / organisation.

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · Sep 3

My paper "Models and Analogies in the Reconstruction of Extinct Life" is also out now in this volume dedicated to Hesse ⬇️
#HPS #PaleoSky #Philsky ⚒️
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · Sep 3

Many congrats Lea! The book is already on my pre-order list in Audible. Look forward to it!

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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · Sep 3

Dear friends, INDIGNITY is coming out tomorrow and I will be discussing it with the brilliant Hannah Dawson. If you know anyone who wants to celebrate with us, hear the discussion & maybe a bit of reading, feel free to spread the word - still some tickets left!

www.waterstones.com/events/lea-y...

Lea Ypi: In conversation with Hannah Dawson at Hoxton Hall | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Lea Ypi: In conversation with Hannah Dawson at Hoxton Hall today.

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