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Uljana Feest

@ufeest.bsky.social

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Philosophy professor at Hannover, Germany. Interested in many things to do with integrated HPS, philosophy of experimentation, history and philosophy of psychology (memory, personality, validity, etc.), HOPOS.

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · May 10

Can't quite get myself to listen to this, but here's the interview that Carrie Figdor did with me on my recent book
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#philsci, #philosophy, #psychology, #HPS, #HOPOS, #metascience

Uljana Feest, "Operationism in Psychology: An Epistemology of Exploration" (U Chicago Press, 2025) - New Books Network

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 5d

I really enjoyed this interview with Owen Flanagan (about his book, What is it Like to be an Addict), where he touches on some of those questions:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk74...

#1148 Owen Flanagan: What Is It Like to Be an Addict?

YouTube video by The Dissenter

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for sharing. I am very interested in this topic!

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Lesley De Cruz @ladc42.bsky.social · 7d

A memorial for my sister Helen De Cruz will take place on 19 October, both online (hosted by Blake Hereth) and in Brussels (Royal Library of Belgium). tally.so/r/3yLRJd

Celebration of the life of Helen De Cruz - 19 October 2025

Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 11d

No idea whether this fits the bill (and it's a book, not an article). But would Quill Kukla's City Living be of interest? (Not historiography but ethography, with a strong focus on people occupying and using spaces):
academic.oup.com/book/39258?l...

City Living: How Urban Spaces and Urban Dwellers Make One Another

Abstract. This book is about urban spaces, urban dwellers, and how these spaces and people make, shape, and change one another. It is the first systematic

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you Thomas! It was fun!

Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 15d

I look forward to reading what you think. I also plan to keep working on this

Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 15d

OMG that's so great to know (about open access. You mean July 2026?) I was hoping to use it for my intro to methods in philosophy of science class this coming semester

Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 16d

I attended a retirement conference for the Gary Hatfield and came back with so much love and admiration for him and the wonderful scholars who gave tributes to him! A pioneering figure in the history/philosophy of psychology! And an amazing mentor, teacher, and friend to many
#HPS
#HOPOS

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 16d

Great to see that people are reading Danziger!
I increasingly started to get interested in questions about cultural specificty of psychological kinds toward the end of my book as well.
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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 16d

Great piece. I am uncertain about the last paragraph, though ("The German public were not aware that the assassination ... would lead them down the road to terror and atrocity"). I suspect that many Germans were well aware of what was going on, just like many Americans are now.

David Livingstone Smith @davidlsmith.bsky.social · 16d

Reposting this in light of current events. davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com/p/the-assasi...

The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

A warning from history

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 16d

I will never celebrate a murder, least of all of a young father. But I do not consent to deify a moderately popular podcaster who said Black women "do not have the brain processing power" of white men, who said "Jewish dollars" fund "cultural Marxism," into a great man of history. I dissent.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16d

More than 100,000 people, including President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, are expected to attend a memorial service for Charlie Kirk at a football stadium and nearby overflow arena in Arizona on Sunday.

Charlie Kirk Memorial Draws an Outpouring From the Right

President Trump, JD Vance and other high-profile guests are among the more than 100,000 people expected to attend the service at a football stadium and nearby arena near Phoenix on Sunday.

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 19d

of coure. But also: A LOT of people were tortured and killed before these regimes came to an end

Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 22d

Oops, I meant to quote-post, but hit the button too soon, it seems. Great inteview. Kitcher remains suchn a model of curiosity and optimism about the power of understanding what's going wrong

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 25d

I had a rich and wide-ranging conversation w/ Professor Philip Kitcher for the podcast this week.

We discuss his intellectual journey, interventions in creationism, sociobiology & the genome project, his philosophical evolution, and vision for philosophy serving the common good. A real privilege.

S5 E8 - Philip Kitcher on Philosophy for Science and the Common Good

Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 11/09/2025 · 48m

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 22d

In the midst of all the erosion of respect for nuance and civility, I found it soothing to listen to this wonderful interview with @profess.bsky.social Lydia Patton.
#HPS
#HOPOS

Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎙️ New HPS Pod!

I chat with Prof. Lydia Patton about HOPOS — the history of philosophy of science. From her editorship of the journal to the future of the discipline, Patton shares why a historical lens reshapes core philosophical questions.

🎧 Link in bio!

#HOPOS

S5 E7 - Lydia Patton on HOPOS

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 24d

14 September 1906 | A Czech Jewish woman, Vilma Feiglová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 May 1944. She did not survive.

Portrait photo of Vilma Feiglová waring a blouse in floral pattern.

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 25d

I look forward to listening to this!

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · 25d

It's liberating to refuse to get frustrated ❤️

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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · Aug 30

This looks extremely good by @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social So important to recognise differences in what 'open' means in #openscience. She shows for Bergson it's to cultivate meaningful social relationships, for Popper it's to exchange ideas and materials. The two can come apart! #philsci #metascience

Contrasting Visions of Inquiry for an Open Society: Henri Bergson and Karl Popper Between Humane and Rational Openness - PhilSci-Archive

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · Aug 29

"Revolting" doesn't even begin to describe it

Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · Aug 26

Who is the cover art of the oxford handbook by?

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · Aug 19

I think this needs an alt text 🙂

Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · Aug 18

I need to write in order to get cleared on what I'm thinking. But I admire people like you :-)

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · Aug 16

16 April 1940 | A German Sinti boy, Hans Rosenbach, was born in Egersdorf.

In #Zigeunerlager (Gyspy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 15 March 1943.
No Z-3261
He perished in the camp on 1 May 1943.

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Uljana Feest @ufeest.bsky.social · Aug 14

This interview brought back happy memories of the three years I spent as a post-doc in Rheinberger's department at the MPI for the History of Science (about 20 years ago). Thank you, @tespiteri.bsky.social. Your smart and thoughtful questions turned this into a delightful conversation.

The HPS Podcast @hpspodcast.bsky.social · Aug 1

This week, distinguished historian and philosopher of science Hans-Jörg Rheinberger joins us to explore how scientific inquiry unfolds through experimental systems. We discuss 'epistemic things', technical objects, and their implications for how science is practiced and understood.

#hps #histsci

S5 E3 - Hans-Jörg Rheinberger on 'Epistemic Things'

The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · Episode

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