36 mo postdoc / research fellow position in Philosophy, History, and/or Social Studies of the Life Sciences in the STS dept. at Technical Universtiy of Munich, apps due Oct 31: #histphil #histsci #histSTM
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September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
36 mo postdoc / research fellow position in Philosophy, History, and/or Social Studies of the Life Sciences in the STS dept. at Technical Universtiy of Munich, apps due Oct 31: #histphil #histsci #histSTM
www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei...
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March 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Just recorded a great interview with Amy Olberding for the History of Philosophy in China, about Confucian ethics, especially ritual (we talk about her translation of li as "etiquette"), rudeness, and moral exemplarism. Will be podcast episode 23 in the series.
#histphil #philsky #confucianism
#histphil #philsky #confucianism
November 21, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Just recorded a great interview with Amy Olberding for the History of Philosophy in China, about Confucian ethics, especially ritual (we talk about her translation of li as "etiquette"), rudeness, and moral exemplarism. Will be podcast episode 23 in the series.
#histphil #philsky #confucianism
#histphil #philsky #confucianism
Today's new episode: we look at "second scholasticism" in Spain and Portugal in the 16th century, when ambitious philosophical projects at Salamanca, Coimbra and elsewhere culminated in the brilliant work of Suárez:
#philsky #scholasticism #histphil
www.historyofphilosophy.net/iberian-scho...
#philsky #scholasticism #histphil
www.historyofphilosophy.net/iberian-scho...
June 23, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Today's new episode: we look at "second scholasticism" in Spain and Portugal in the 16th century, when ambitious philosophical projects at Salamanca, Coimbra and elsewhere culminated in the brilliant work of Suárez:
#philsky #scholasticism #histphil
www.historyofphilosophy.net/iberian-scho...
#philsky #scholasticism #histphil
www.historyofphilosophy.net/iberian-scho...
New book in #EarlyModern #HistSci #Astronomy #HistPhil 🗃️
Robert G. Morrison
'Merchants of Knowledge. Intellectual Exchange in the Ottoman Empire & Renaissance Europe'
It "tracks the network of scholars who mediated exchanges in astronomy, astrology, Qabbalah, and philosophy"
tinyurl.com/36hwc6bw
Robert G. Morrison
'Merchants of Knowledge. Intellectual Exchange in the Ottoman Empire & Renaissance Europe'
It "tracks the network of scholars who mediated exchanges in astronomy, astrology, Qabbalah, and philosophy"
tinyurl.com/36hwc6bw
Merchants of Knowledge | Stanford University Press
Between 1450 and 1550, a remarkable century of intellectual exchange developed across the Eastern Mediterranean. As Renaissance Europe depended on knowledge from the Ottoman Empire, and the courts of ...
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April 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New book in #EarlyModern #HistSci #Astronomy #HistPhil 🗃️
Robert G. Morrison
'Merchants of Knowledge. Intellectual Exchange in the Ottoman Empire & Renaissance Europe'
It "tracks the network of scholars who mediated exchanges in astronomy, astrology, Qabbalah, and philosophy"
tinyurl.com/36hwc6bw
Robert G. Morrison
'Merchants of Knowledge. Intellectual Exchange in the Ottoman Empire & Renaissance Europe'
It "tracks the network of scholars who mediated exchanges in astronomy, astrology, Qabbalah, and philosophy"
tinyurl.com/36hwc6bw
Coming up next week: a meeting on quantification of matter featuring brilliant scholars. From the #MiddleAges to early #modernity, we'll grapple with different (quantifying) accounts of reality. It's also on Zoom (link via email), so don't miss it!
#HistSci #HistPhil
#HistSci #HistPhil
April 16, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Coming up next week: a meeting on quantification of matter featuring brilliant scholars. From the #MiddleAges to early #modernity, we'll grapple with different (quantifying) accounts of reality. It's also on Zoom (link via email), so don't miss it!
#HistSci #HistPhil
#HistSci #HistPhil
In recent decades, scholars have examined various facets of Avicenna’s #logic. But how did Avicenna himself conceptualize logic—its definition, status, and purpose? PhD student Shahab Khademi explores this question in a new paper! 👇📃 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #philsky #histphil #HPS
Avicenna on the Meaning of Logic: Revisiting Five Major Works
Avicenna's logic has gathered much interest in recent decades. However, one significant point that has hitherto been frequently neglected is what logic means to Avicenna in the first place. Conside...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In recent decades, scholars have examined various facets of Avicenna’s #logic. But how did Avicenna himself conceptualize logic—its definition, status, and purpose? PhD student Shahab Khademi explores this question in a new paper! 👇📃 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #philsky #histphil #HPS
New reading! Nicole P. Marwell and Jennifer E. Mosley discussed their book Mismeasuring Impact: How Randomized Controlled Trials Threaten the Nonprofit Sector on HistPhil
#ReadUP
#ReadUP
Resisting the Hierarchy of Evidence: Philanthropic Foundations and the Rise of RCTs
Editors’ Note: Nicole P. Marwell and Jennifer E. Mosley discuss their new book, Mismeasuring Impact: How Randomized Controlled Trials Threaten the Nonprofit Sector (Stanford University Press,…
histphil.org
October 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
New reading! Nicole P. Marwell and Jennifer E. Mosley discussed their book Mismeasuring Impact: How Randomized Controlled Trials Threaten the Nonprofit Sector on HistPhil
#ReadUP
#ReadUP
(fwiw: there’s papers on the Sussex Hegel bibliography on his reception of Islamic philosophy, tho it’s certainly not an unproblematic relationship. I for one do find it a unique position in histphil + intellectual history tho to work from)
June 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
(fwiw: there’s papers on the Sussex Hegel bibliography on his reception of Islamic philosophy, tho it’s certainly not an unproblematic relationship. I for one do find it a unique position in histphil + intellectual history tho to work from)
On March 25, I discuss 🌳Plants without Life and some other attempts to mechanize vegetation🌱at @concordiau.bsky.social in Montreal (Ca)
#histsci #histphil #17thcentury #plantstudies #vegetation #descartes
Looking for the snow!
Attendance is free!
More info here⤵️
www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...
#histsci #histphil #17thcentury #plantstudies #vegetation #descartes
Looking for the snow!
Attendance is free!
More info here⤵️
www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...
February 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
On March 25, I discuss 🌳Plants without Life and some other attempts to mechanize vegetation🌱at @concordiau.bsky.social in Montreal (Ca)
#histsci #histphil #17thcentury #plantstudies #vegetation #descartes
Looking for the snow!
Attendance is free!
More info here⤵️
www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...
#histsci #histphil #17thcentury #plantstudies #vegetation #descartes
Looking for the snow!
Attendance is free!
More info here⤵️
www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...
And we are back after the Christmas now,waiting to see those abstracts roll in for #HSTM2026 #CFP👉 shorturl.at/2c6KW 👉 The History of Knowledge in Ireland: Where do we Stand Today? Call opne to 15 Jan. #Speirgorm #Skystorians #HistSci #HistMed #MedHums #HistTech #TechiesUnite #HistPhil #Philosophy
Do you love researching #History of #Science #Medicine or #Technology? #CFP now open for abstracts for the #HSTM Annual Meeting 26 April 2026 @unioflimerick.bsky.social CALL CLOSES 15 Jan 2026. This is a very friendly conference for those interested in how humans have constructed knowledge
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
And we are back after the Christmas now,waiting to see those abstracts roll in for #HSTM2026 #CFP👉 shorturl.at/2c6KW 👉 The History of Knowledge in Ireland: Where do we Stand Today? Call opne to 15 Jan. #Speirgorm #Skystorians #HistSci #HistMed #MedHums #HistTech #TechiesUnite #HistPhil #Philosophy
📚 New #OpenAccess book “Signs and Signification in a Global Comparative Perspective” edited by Maria Avxentevskaya and Glenn W. Most
It examines premodern theories of signs across cultures and reveals universal concerns and unique cultural features that shaped semiotics.
🔗 bit.ly/4rj6d
#HistPhil
It examines premodern theories of signs across cultures and reveals universal concerns and unique cultural features that shaped semiotics.
🔗 bit.ly/4rj6d
#HistPhil
February 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
📚 New #OpenAccess book “Signs and Signification in a Global Comparative Perspective” edited by Maria Avxentevskaya and Glenn W. Most
It examines premodern theories of signs across cultures and reveals universal concerns and unique cultural features that shaped semiotics.
🔗 bit.ly/4rj6d
#HistPhil
It examines premodern theories of signs across cultures and reveals universal concerns and unique cultural features that shaped semiotics.
🔗 bit.ly/4rj6d
#HistPhil
iirc, Rose can be corroborated re: Lotze by Beiser's histphil coverage of Lotze and (to a less organized degree) the neo-Kantians.
March 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
iirc, Rose can be corroborated re: Lotze by Beiser's histphil coverage of Lotze and (to a less organized degree) the neo-Kantians.
Professor Anne McCants delivers her presidential address on the topic ‘Pursuits of Wellbeing’ at the 2023 Social Science History Association meeting in Washington DC.
#EconSky #history #demography #polisky #geosky #sociology #anthro 📗#HistIR #AcademicSky #histsci #histphil #BehSciSky #episky
#EconSky #history #demography #polisky #geosky #sociology #anthro 📗#HistIR #AcademicSky #histsci #histphil #BehSciSky #episky
November 19, 2023 at 10:59 PM
Professor Anne McCants delivers her presidential address on the topic ‘Pursuits of Wellbeing’ at the 2023 Social Science History Association meeting in Washington DC.
#EconSky #history #demography #polisky #geosky #sociology #anthro 📗#HistIR #AcademicSky #histsci #histphil #BehSciSky #episky
#EconSky #history #demography #polisky #geosky #sociology #anthro 📗#HistIR #AcademicSky #histsci #histphil #BehSciSky #episky
New HistPhil post: Nicole Marwell and Jennifer Mosley chronicle the rise of the randomized controlled trial to the top of the hierarchy of program evaluation, while also highlighting the significant ambivalence nonprofit & foundation staff have to that ascension.
histphil.org/2025/10/10/r...
histphil.org/2025/10/10/r...
Resisting the Hierarchy of Evidence: Philanthropic Foundations and the Rise of RCTs
Editors’ Note: Nicole P. Marwell and Jennifer E. Mosley discuss their new book, Mismeasuring Impact: How Randomized Controlled Trials Threaten the Nonprofit Sector (Stanford University Press,…
histphil.org
October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New HistPhil post: Nicole Marwell and Jennifer Mosley chronicle the rise of the randomized controlled trial to the top of the hierarchy of program evaluation, while also highlighting the significant ambivalence nonprofit & foundation staff have to that ascension.
histphil.org/2025/10/10/r...
histphil.org/2025/10/10/r...
Strong recommend to this essay from @bensoskis.bsky.social sky.social weaving together "The Groups," the Democrats, liberalism/the left, philanthropy, and civic decline. With fair readings of me and lots and lots of people I know, not all of whom agree. histphil.org/2024/12/19/p...
Progressive Philanthropy and “The Groups” Critique
Editors’ Note: HistPhil co-editor Benjamin Soskis examines the place of philanthropy within the recently surging critique of “The Groups,” the term applied collectively to progres…
histphil.org
December 20, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Strong recommend to this essay from @bensoskis.bsky.social sky.social weaving together "The Groups," the Democrats, liberalism/the left, philanthropy, and civic decline. With fair readings of me and lots and lots of people I know, not all of whom agree. histphil.org/2024/12/19/p...
How little interest there seems to be on Bluesky in English history-particularly women's history-even by self-identified 'feminists'. The intrusion of women into the 'political nation' during the C17th English Revolution on ALL sides of the conflict is truly impressive & hugely courageous. #HistPhil
July 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM
How little interest there seems to be on Bluesky in English history-particularly women's history-even by self-identified 'feminists'. The intrusion of women into the 'political nation' during the C17th English Revolution on ALL sides of the conflict is truly impressive & hugely courageous. #HistPhil
Applications for fellowships in art history at many institutions are open this fall. Read a short blog post at HistPhil that I wrote with @nancyum.bsky.social on "Taking the Long View: Gauging the Impact of Residential Fellowships in Art History over the Decades." histphil.org/2025/09/08/t...
Taking the Long View: Gauging the Impact of Residential Fellowships in Art History over the Decades
Editors’ Note: Nancy Um and Matthew Westerby introduce findings from the Scholars Data Project, hosted by the Association of Research Institutes in Art History, on residential fellowships spo…
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September 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Applications for fellowships in art history at many institutions are open this fall. Read a short blog post at HistPhil that I wrote with @nancyum.bsky.social on "Taking the Long View: Gauging the Impact of Residential Fellowships in Art History over the Decades." histphil.org/2025/09/08/t...
My friend and yours,
@emilyherring.bsky.social, has a new book: "Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People" is out tomorrow (10/22) in the US and on Thursday (24/10) in the UK! Check it out! #HistPhil
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/emily...
@emilyherring.bsky.social, has a new book: "Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People" is out tomorrow (10/22) in the US and on Thursday (24/10) in the UK! Check it out! #HistPhil
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/emily...
Herald of a Restless World
The first English-language biography of Henri Bergson, the French philosopher who defined individual creativity and transformed twentieth-century thought—a...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
October 21, 2024 at 11:57 AM
My friend and yours,
@emilyherring.bsky.social, has a new book: "Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People" is out tomorrow (10/22) in the US and on Thursday (24/10) in the UK! Check it out! #HistPhil
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/emily...
@emilyherring.bsky.social, has a new book: "Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People" is out tomorrow (10/22) in the US and on Thursday (24/10) in the UK! Check it out! #HistPhil
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/emily...
Alexis de Tocqueville on Associations and Philanthropy /
histphil.org/2015/07/13/a...
histphil.org/2015/07/13/a...
Alexis de Tocqueville on Associations and Philanthropy
Editors’ Note: In the past weeks, HistPhil contributors such as Larry Kramer and Olivier Zunz have made mention of Alexis de Tocqueville in their respective Q&As. Here, Olivier Zunz goes …
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July 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Alexis de Tocqueville on Associations and Philanthropy /
histphil.org/2015/07/13/a...
histphil.org/2015/07/13/a...
New HistPhil post: Carnegie philanthropy is famous for creating a worldwide system of public libraries, but Ian McShane explains that in the inter-war years of the 20th century, it was also deeply invested in the creation of a "Museum movement."
histphil.org/2025/05/06/c...
histphil.org/2025/05/06/c...
May 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New HistPhil post: Carnegie philanthropy is famous for creating a worldwide system of public libraries, but Ian McShane explains that in the inter-war years of the 20th century, it was also deeply invested in the creation of a "Museum movement."
histphil.org/2025/05/06/c...
histphil.org/2025/05/06/c...
Beyond its role in debates over electoral strategy, "The Groups" critique on the power of prog. advocacy orgs & their funders represents an important new chapter in the long history of Americans’ critical engagement w/ philanthropy & its relationship with democracy.
histphil.org/2024/12/19/p...
histphil.org/2024/12/19/p...
Progressive Philanthropy and “The Groups” Critique
Editors’ Note: HistPhil co-editor Benjamin Soskis examines the place of philanthropy within the recently surging critique of “The Groups,” the term applied collectively to progres…
histphil.org
December 19, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Beyond its role in debates over electoral strategy, "The Groups" critique on the power of prog. advocacy orgs & their funders represents an important new chapter in the long history of Americans’ critical engagement w/ philanthropy & its relationship with democracy.
histphil.org/2024/12/19/p...
histphil.org/2024/12/19/p...
At HistPhil, @athenais.bsky.social revisits Henry Hansmann’s classic 1990 law review article, Why Do Universities Have Endowments?
Revisiting Henry Hansmann: Higher Ed Endowments, Financial Buffers, and Three Threats to Institutional Autonomy
Editors’ Note: Allison Tait revisits Henry Hansmann’s 1990 law review article, Why Do Universities Have Endowments?, at a moment when university endowments face unprecedented threats, e…
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May 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
At HistPhil, @athenais.bsky.social revisits Henry Hansmann’s classic 1990 law review article, Why Do Universities Have Endowments?