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Elena Popa

@elenapopaphi.bsky.social

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Philosopher working on causality and causal reasoning, science and values, philosophy of medicine. Ramón y Cajal fellow at the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Philosophy of Science, University of Seville. https://philpeople.org/profiles/elena-popa

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · 10d

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Medicine is out. My contributed chapter is on medical cosmopolitanism as a way of moving past the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine and defend it against charges of relativism and insufficiently specifying evidence standards academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

Medical Cosmopolitanism

AbstractMedical cosmopolitanism has been introduced partly as a response to the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine. This chapter describes the main te

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · 10d

Looking forward to reading many insightful contributions in the volume.

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Medical Cosmopolitanism

AbstractMedical cosmopolitanism has been introduced partly as a response to the shortcomings of evidence-based medicine. This chapter describes the main te

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Callum MacRae @czmacrae.bsky.social · 13d

Very pleased to have this piece out with the fab @notesfrompoland.bsky.social, on the remarkable rise of participatory budgeting in contemporary Poland.

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 14d

Poland has become a global leader in participatory budgeting, through which local residents decide how some public money is spent.

Over half of all such schemes in Europe are found in Poland, and they are quietly transforming its cities, towns and villages, writes Callum MacRae.

Citizens’ budgets are quietly transforming Poland's cities, towns and villages - and leading the way in Europe

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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 26d

A quick reminder to all those who care about open research to consider joining us for the FOR2026 Conference in the Future of Open Research at the Technical University of Munich in May 4-6, 2026! Deadline for paper and poster proposals: 30 September

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FOR 2026 Conference – A Philosophy of Open Science for Diverse Research Environments

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · 26d

Another post by Richard David-Rus in the series on the beginnings of EENPS and doing philosophy of science in Central and Eastern Europe. @eenphilsci.bsky.social eenps.weebly.com/history-and-...

History and motivations

How It All Started In the spring of 2015, the Steering Committee (SC) of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) announced for the first time 13 fellowships for junior scholars from...

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · Sep 1

And off to ESPP in Warsaw today. I will be presenting on Wednesday exploring questions of culture, context and pluralism in psychiatry I have been working on but this time in connection to psychotherapy and the role of lay health workers. espp2025.ifispan.edu.pl/programme

Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · Aug 25

Off to EPSA tomorrow. Looking forward to the talks and to presenting on Friday. I will be exploring a mechanistic ontology (particularly activities) for the purposes of specifying causal links between psychological or social variables and health outcomes. philsci.eu/EPSA25/Progr...

European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - EPSA25 - Programme

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · Aug 15

Online Seminar Series on Feminist Philosophy of Climate Change, organized by @juliejebeile.bsky.social & others ⤵️
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#philsci ⚒️

feminist philosophy of climate change
Fall 2025
ONLINE SEMINAR pre-read and interactive discussion
SEPTEMBER 17th LAURA GARCÍA-PORTELA
16.00 - 17.30 CEST
Rectifying Climate Injustice
OCTOBER Ist
KRISTEN INTEMANN
16.00 - 17.30 CEST Equitable Research in Greenland
OCTOBER 15th NANCY TUANA
16.00 - 17.30 CEST The Interlocking Domains of Racism and Ecological Indifference
OCTOBER 29th KRISTINA ROLIN & INKERI KOSKINEN
16.00 - 17.30 CEST Structural Epistemic (In)justice in Global Contexts
NOVEMBER 12th
ANNA LEUSCHNER & MANUELA FERNÁNDEZ PINTO
16.00 - 17.30 CEST Epistemic Intimidation and Illegitimate Value-Influence in Science
to register please contact sapna.kumar@unibe.ch

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · Jul 16

Planning ahead for summer 2026? Don’t miss the EPIC Summer School in Bertinoro (Italy)! Details and a link to apply here: epistemicinjusticein... #EpistemicInjustice #philsky #MedHum

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · Jul 13

I will ask, if it isn't I can send you the slides/paper.

Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · Jul 13

Sure, I also have the paper written if it's of interest.

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · Jul 13

Looking forward to attending this workshop tomorrow. Will be presenting on the question of objectivity and variable choice in causal models, bringing forward a notion of objectivity drawing on pragmatism and feminist philosophy of science sites.google.com/view/feminis...

Workshop: Feminist Philosophy of Science - Program

Program

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · Jul 7

And the latest update.

Manuscript status. Initially submitted on 08 Mar 2024. Status date 03 Jul 2025. Current status under review.

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Ann-Christin Fischer @acfischer.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thanks to @elenapopaphi.bsky.social and @saulperez for giving another inspiring talk at the @epsaphilsci.bsky.social junior scholar series about opportunities for post-doc careers!🎓

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eenphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social · Jul 4

Save the dates of 18-19th of September 2026 for the 6th Biennial EENPS Conference at the University of Bucharest!!!

Please expect a call for abstracts in autumn 2025 with submissions due likely in winter 2026!

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · Jul 2

New on the #projectEPIC blog today is a post from @elenapopaphi.bsky.social about her talk as part of the “Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare” pre-conference in Lisbon. Check it out!

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Epistemic Trust Injustice and Distrust in Public Health: Amelioration Strategies

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · Jun 14

Stay tuned for more accounts on doing philosophy in Eastern Europe and on the activities of the network.

Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · Jun 10

I am currently chairing a network very close to my heart, namely the Eastern European Network for Philosophy of Science. It finally has an account here @eenphilsci.bsky.social. To start here's a moving piece by a Bulgarian philosopher and a founding member Lilia Gurova on how it all began.

History and motivations

How It All Started In the spring of 2015, the Steering Committee (SC) of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) announced for the first time 13 fellowships for junior scholars from...

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eenphilsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social · Jun 13

The East European Network for Philosophy of Science (EENPS) is pleased to announce the relaunch of its Mentorship Scheme for Early Career Scholars! 🥳🔥

More info👇
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Jun 10

Call-for-papers: Hypatia Special Issue on Feminist Philosophy of Mind

Guest Editors: Gloria Andrada and Carolina Flores

Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026

Details and links to submit on the website:

Call-for-papers: Hypatia Special Issue on Feminist Philosophy of Mind - hypatia

Guest Editors: Gloria Andrada and Carolina Flores This special issue focuses on feminist philosophy of mind and cognitive science. It will offer novel perspectives on long-standing questions such as t...

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · Jun 10

Hope to see you there!

Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · Jun 10

Looking forward to attending my first STS conference here and to giving a commentary in one of the panels: stsitalia.org/news/10th-st...

10th STS Italia Conference – Technoscience for Good is about to start - STS Italia

📍 The conference will take place from June 11th to June 13th at the Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, our hosting institution.🕣 Registration opens

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Ivan Boldyrev @ivanboldyrev.bsky.social · Jun 5

It was such a great conference, thank you, @mapsproject.bsky.social team!

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MAPS Project @mapsproject.bsky.social · Jun 4

It just started!! Thanks for the Welcoming Remarks to Philippe van Basshuysen and @elenapopaphi.bsky.social talk on "Performativity and Population Health Science" #MAPS2025

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · Jun 3

Looking forward to presenting here tomorrow. I will explore performativity in the context of population health, focusing on how individual vs population-based framing are suited for the purpose of improving overall health.

MAPS Project @mapsproject.bsky.social · May 19

We are pleased to invite you to the MAPS Symposium, taking place on June 4 and 5, 2025, at Koniglicher Pferdestall. Attendance is free and open to all. We have a great lineup! Join us for two days of engaging discussions and critical reflections.

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Elena Popa @elenapopaphi.bsky.social · May 29

Very glad to hear that. We're still working on the paper, would be happy to send you a copy later on if it's of interest.

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