Still puzzled by the debate on organismal agency? Our edited collection brings historians, philosophers, and scientists into dialogue—offering a wide array of perspectives. An affordable paperback edition will be out at the end of the month! www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o... #HPS #evobio #philsky

Is our world driven by technology—and is #technology itself neutral? Is #AI really disruptive? A new book by @lodelauwaert.bsky.social & Bartek Chomanski examines technologies from hammers & drills to autonomous cars & ChatGPT 🤖👇 link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #philsky #philtech #HPS

In their new article, Smit & Buekens argue Searle’s theory of institutional reality misfits individuation in the social sciences: institutions track rules—yielding disjunctive kinds that turn into odd legal pronouncements like “Somaliland isn’t a country”👇 philarchive.org/rec/SMIISA-5 #philsky #HPS

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If you are in Leuven tomorrow, join us for the first CLPS seminar of the academic year! Our speaker will be @augustenahas.bsky.social (IHPST, University of Paris 1–Sorbonne), who will present on negative feedback, equilibrium explanations, and their relationship to causation & #teleology #HPS #HPbio

The CLPS at KU Leuven has landed on Bluesky🦋 ✨️

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Some argue that generics (e.g., "ravens are black") express existentially quantified rather than strong generalizations. In their recent paper, @olivierlemeire.bsky.social & CLPS colleagues counter this, defending the traditional view of generics 👇📃 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #philsky

In their new article, Smit & Buekens argue Searle’s theory of institutional reality misfits individuation in the social sciences: institutions track rules—yielding disjunctive kinds that turn into odd legal pronouncements like “Somaliland isn’t a country”👇 philarchive.org/rec/SMIISA-5 #philsky #HPS

For those interested, let me say a bit more about the topic of our paper:

Take a generic sentence like "Ravens are black".

You probably take this to mean something like:

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬.

That feels intuitive. But 𝐡𝐨𝐰 does that interpretation arise?

There are two views: (1/5)

Tomorrow we kick off the workshop "Behavior Across the Tree of Life"! We have a stellar lineup of philosophers & scientists who will discuss theoretical and methodological challenges for building a cross-kingdom comparative behavioral biology. Exciting developments to follow! #philsci #evobio #HPBio

Some argue that generics (e.g., "ravens are black") express existentially quantified rather than strong generalizations. In their recent paper, @olivierlemeire.bsky.social & CLPS colleagues counter this, defending the traditional view of generics 👇📃 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #philsky

I am quite excited to share a new preprint on the prospects for a 'metaphilosophy of science'—a second-order inquiry into the concepts, assumptions, aims, and methods that underpin philosophy of science itself. 👇📃 philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26661/ 1/3 #philsci #philsky #HPS #HPbio #metaphilosophy

Hello, #AcademicSky! We are the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) at KU Leuven. Our senior and junior researchers focus on #logic, #epistemology & #philsci. We’re here to share our work and connect with logicians and philosophers of science worldwide—help us spread the word! #philsky

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Hello, #AcademicSky! We are the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) at KU Leuven. Our senior and junior researchers focus on #logic, #epistemology & #philsci. We’re here to share our work and connect with logicians and philosophers of science worldwide—help us spread the word! #philsky