Jeroen Van Bouwel
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Jeroen Van Bouwel
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Dabbling in #Philosophy of Social Science, Social Epistemology, and Science & Democracy. Recent #PhilSci publication, The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science, here: https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/45635
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Those interested in Political Science as well as Philosophy of Science, have a look at this volume in the Philosophy of Political Science
#philsci #polsci #philosophy
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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science
Abstract. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science contains twenty-seven freshly written chapters to give the reader a panoramic introduction
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AI, the gift that keeps on giving … @nature.com
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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This French judge approved Netanyahu’s arrest warrant. Now Trump is targeting him | Owen Jones
This French judge approved Netanyahu’s arrest warrant. Now Trump is targeting him | Owen Jones
Three ICC judges have been put on a sanctions list with terrorists after approving an arrest warrant for Israel’s prime minister. This is the charade of the ‘rules-based order’, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy and Department of Philosophy, McGill University - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS) invites submissions to its 15th Conference at the University of Helsinki, 26-28 August 2026. More info here: enposs.eu
European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS)
enposs.eu
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Latest #PhilSci publication: “Democratizing Explanatory Practice in the Social Sciences (with John Dewey)” in the volume “Pragmatism and Philosophy of Science” edited by Roberto Gronda, Marianne Janack, and, Giancarlo Marchetti. Here’s the link: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi... 1/7 🧵
Democratizing Explanatory Practice in the Social Sciences (with John D
Philosophers have tried to develop a general account of what scientific explanations (should) look like, presenting, e.g., a deductive-nomological, causal, or
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November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Mike Green is writing some amazing stuff at the moment. It's not in the delta, it's in the level and the cost structure. Read this and you will understand Angrynomics on a new level: www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
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November 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS) invites submissions to its 15th Conference at the University of Helsinki, 26-28 August 2026. More info here: enposs.eu
European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences (ENPOSS)
enposs.eu
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.

Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right

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Trans People Deserve Better
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
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November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
States need to “defossilize” information systems, to protect human rights in the formation of public opinion and democratic debate from undue commercial
influence and information distortions arising from the operationalization of the
fossil fuel sector’s playbook documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ge...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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CAT Global Update 2025 🚨 Ten years after the #ParisAgreement we see little to no measurable progress in warming projections - for the fourth consecutive year.
The 2035 #NDCs have made no difference to our warming outlook.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"What’s certain is that the Big Five will no longer reap the obscene profit margins they’ve enjoyed for decades. Their multimillion-dollar agreements with artificial intelligence companies may be the last windfall." About time! www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
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November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Are you conducting research combining qualitative cross-case methods (comparative case studies or QCA) with process tracing? ➡️ ** We are looking to show-case your work** ⬅️

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November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Republicans have attacked federal workers as instruments of the “deep state,” exercising power beyond anything authorized by the law. Now the administration is doing the same thing, several tax experts said, undermining laws that hit the ultrawealthy and big companies www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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November 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Gennez @vooruit-nu.bsky.social schrapt “leenrecht voor bibliotheken 1,8 miljoen”. Na ronduit bestolen te zijn geweest door AI bedrijven, worden auteurs nu ook gepluimd door de overheid. www.standaard.be/media-en-cul...
Gennez halveert budget virtueel museum van Vlaanderen Faam
Van het 1 miljoen euro per jaar voor digitaal museum Faam, wordt 508.000 euro geschrapt. Het geesteskind van Jan Jambon (N-VA) wordt geïntegreerd in de Erfgoedapp, om meer op het tastbare erfgoed te velde in te spelen.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Aflevering 4389 van de ontmanteling van onze democratie door de N-VA (ooit schijnbaar verdedigers van de Vlaamse emancipatie, nu frontstrijders van de verknechting). Met dank aan de ATV journaliste en mevrouw Verstrepen voor de duidelijke uiteenzetting! www.gva.be/atv/liga-voo...
Liga voor Mensenrechten: "Politie die geweld gebruikt bij vreedzaam protest, zeer verontrustend"
Stoffel Vandoorne heeft zijn contract bij Peugeot in het uithoudingskampioenschap (WEC) verlengd, zo maakte Peugeot Sport dinsdag bekend met een ludieke mededeling op X, het vroegere Twitter.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
How NGOs die — Europe's playbook for dismantling democracy. “fabricate a scandal, delegitimise and defund organisations into dependency on philanthropic support, then criminalise their new funding as foreign influence, all while continuing to demand NGOs services …” euobserver.com/news/ar1c67c...
EUobserver
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November 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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A permanent post in my department. Closing date Dec 14th 2025, interviews in March. Please spread #histsci
Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Please note
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October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Call for papers open for the European Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) network’s 2026 conference. Theme: Governing the Future. Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
More information:
2026 European PPE Network Conference
Universität Bayreuth
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October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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And now the call is out! The local organising committee is working very hard to make it a success, so please come #philsci
October 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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If you can, support and contribute to @wikipedia.org, do it.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Het transcript van het gesprek met Herman Tjeenk Willink is ook te lezen.

Betaalmuurvrij, in NRC:

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October 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Forget diplomatic niceties: it's beyond time Europe denounced Trump's trashing of democracy in the US | Paul Taylor
Forget diplomatic niceties: it's beyond time Europe denounced Trump's trashing of democracy in the US | Paul Taylor
The convention to stay out of allies’ internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in America, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
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October 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM