This looks super cool. 2 postdocs on 1. philosophy of scientific method and philosophy of causality. 2. evidence review and research methods. Applications due Nov 4 jonwilliamson.uk/projects/isr
as a Big Nerd I have to tell you I went to Mendel’s abbey to look at his peas but the most notable part is actually the little hats he made for his microscopes
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Resharing in the hope of submissions from the fresh bsky citizens #philsci#histsci#philsky#STS
I’m happy to share that my paper “Is Quantitative Measurement in the Human Sciences Doomed? On the Quantity Objection” has been accepted for publication by The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... Or ask me for a copy!
I am preparing to teach a session on causal selection in the context of the social sciences and there seems to be surprisingly little literature on the topic. Am I missing something? Suggestions welcome.
Starting from tomorrow, I will be teaching a summer school on causal inference in the social sciences for Ukrainian researchers and graduate students. Many of them work at NGOs and international organisations, trying to find solutions to the many socio-economic problems Ukraine currently faces.
I got selected to present at the "Philosophy of Science: Past, Present and Future" conference at the University of Minnesota in October this year. The title of my talk will be "Can Philosophy of Science Successfully Engage With Interdisciplinary Research?" (spoiler:
If you are interested in novel and exciting research on evolutionary biology, I highly recommend following bsky.app/profile/eesu.... They regularly showcase recent/forthcoming literature on the extended evolutionary synthesis and beyond - my reading list grows every day!