Michela Massimi

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Philosopher of science, University of Edinburgh.
More about me here https://www.michelamassimi.com/

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10th Integrated History & Philosophy of Science Conference (&HPS 10), California Institute of Technology, March 27-29, 2025. Submit abstracts by August 18, 2024 (Website not updated integratedhps.org/events.html but submission link here: auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st...) #philsci #histsci

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This just arrived, with contributions from @michelamassimi.bsky.social Milena Ivanova, Nancy Cartwright, Mathias Egg, Finnur Dellsen, Michael Friedman and, of course, Bas van Fraassen himself.

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We currently have open calls for: PSA@APA Outreach and Engagement Prize UPSS Session @ PSA24 Details here - mms.philsci.org/msg_detail.p...

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A fantastic dissertation on the history & philosophy of geodesy! ⚒️ www.repository.cam.ac.uk/items/8dc621...

My PhD-thesis is now available at repository.cam.ac.uk/items/8dc621.... It retells how we learned to model and measure Earth's shape and test the particle-to-particle nature of gravitation. Thanks to many kind people who supported me and this project (cf. acknowledgements!). #philsci #histsci

The Problem of the Earth's Figure: Measurement, Theory, and Evidence in Physical Geodesywww.repository.cam.ac.uk This thesis tells the story of a surprisingly difficult problem in gravitational physics: deriving and measuring the shape of our planet. Chapter 1 reconstructs the emergence of gravitational theories...

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June newsletter is out with info on the new Giere Society, UPSS call for abstracts, Outreach Prize and more. Many congrats to the newly elected Alan Love (President-Elect), and Governing Board members Mazviita Chirimuuta and Kerry McKenzie - all starting Jan 2025. mms.philsci.org/msg_detail.p...

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Wonderful PPLS research day today spent listening to talks by my amazing colleagues across philosophy, linguistics and psychology - here are some highlights from Islamic Philosophy to history of aesthetics, from Phil neuroscience to deontic modals and many more.

And it starts — Future-proof science workshop with intro by Marc Raguz and first talk by the brilliant Chryssi (overlooked by Stathis Psillos joining us online).

Coming up this Tuesday a workshop organised by my brilliant students Chrysi Malouchou and Marc Raguz on Future-Proof Science and centred around Peter Vickers’s excellent book and Chrysi’s fascinating research project on selective realism.

Great discussion in today’s reading group led by my colleague Suilin Lavelle on @ufeest.bsky.social forthcoming book ‘Operationism and the Epistemology of exploration in experimental psychology’ — fascinating material in Ch 7 on ecological psychology and psychological kinds. Highly recommended.

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Can someone please explain to me why in my BlueSky timeline I do not seem to be able to see any of the people I follow and is instead cluttered with irrelevant posts by unheard of accounts (mostly about cats and stuff)? Am I missing something obvious of how BlueSky works?!

The Düsseldorf workshop day 1 ends with @daianbica.bsky.social fascinating talk on Newton’s methodology in the Opticks as an example of exploratory-modal methodology.

www.dgwp.org/events/2024/... — in Düsseldorf for a conference on the nature of mathematical and scientific practices co-organised by @daianbica.bsky.social and other excellent colleagues here.

Programmewww.dgwp.org The workshop takes place at Heinrich Heine University’s Haus der Universität on the 23rd and 24th May 2024. Attendance is free, but registration is mandatory.

In beautiful Padova for a symposium on my book and a Kant conference — my first visit here and I could not miss the wonderful Giotto’s frescos

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Call for Posters still open — we look forward to receiving your submissions before June 15th.

Call for Posters for PSA 2024 now open until 15th June. For details and submission please see: site.pheedloop.com/portal/event...

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x.com/firstgenphil... I was invited to contribute to this great new initiative by Simona Aimar and Daniel James on #FirstGenerationPhilosophers #phiscie — there is an open call for everyone to contribute

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x.com/lsephilosoph... — audio recording of my Lakatos Award Lecture now online — many thanks to LSE Philosophy and everyone who came last week to this event.

LSE Philosophy on X: "The recording of the Lakatos Award Lecture by Michela Massimi (@p_realism) is now available on YouTube! Link to the video: https://t.co/BtLrboIfvY https://t.co/nEjoiFeFMu" / Xx.com The recording of the Lakatos Award Lecture by Michela Massimi (@p_realism) is now available on YouTube! Link to the video: https://t.co/BtLrboIfvY https://t.co/nEjoiFeFMu

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A cool interdisciplinary PhD position at intersection philosophy of science & astrochemistry. Candidate will be co-supervised in these two areas (& in #philsci by fantastic Dr. Marie Gueguen) & incl training in astrochemical methods. philjobs.org/job/show/26322 ⚛️ #PhDSky 🔭 #chem

PhD Student, University of Rennes 1 - PhilJobs:JFP PhD Student, University of Rennes 1 philjobs.org An international database of jobs for philosophers

Lakatos Award expert workshop today — a real joy to be able to continue the conversations with these fantastic interlocutors @katiekendig.bsky.social @daianbica.bsky.social Mieke Boon @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social Roman Frigg and Hasok Chang. Thanks so much to everyone who came to the event.

Coming up this week in London and preceded by a workshop with @katiekendig.bsky.social @daianbica.bsky.social and Mieke Boon on the same day at 2pm.

LSE Philosophy on X: "Join Michela Massimi's (@p_realism) public lecture on her #LakatosAward winning book 'Perspectival Realism' 📌 Lakatos Award Lecture 🗓️ 2 May 2024, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm 📍Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE Campus In person and open to all! 🔗 More: https://t.co/vi8179Mn1U https://t.co/4gMQuQCeTJ" / Xx.com Join Michela Massimi's (@p_realism) public lecture on her #LakatosAward winning book 'Perspectival Realism' 📌 Lakatos Award Lecture 🗓️ 2 May 2024, 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm 📍Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE Campus In person and open to all! 🔗 More: https://t.co/vi8179Mn1U https://t.co/4gMQuQCeTJ

Full house for the book launch of our wonderful colleague Mazviita Chirimuuta’s with comments by Tina Röck and Nick Shea. The Brain Abstracted is available fully open access: mitpress.mit.edu/978026254804...

The Brain Abstractedmitpress.mit.edu An exciting, new framework for interpreting the philosophical significance of neuroscience.All science needs to simplify, but when the object of research is ...

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We are holding a workshop to celebrate the achievements of the Kent philosophy department and to mark its demise. In person or online. All welcome! jonwilliamson.uk/conferences/...

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For those interested in my … thoughts on Kant, his upcoming 300th anniversary, and the case for peace, check out this weekend’s @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/49Jh9F1

In case you missed it, this is @leaypi.bsky.social wonderful lecture based on her trailblazing work in political philosophy. Celebrating this extraordinary scholar and her intellectual achievements 💫

My lecture on revolutions at Darwin College Cambridge is now online here👇

Are Revolutions justified? - Professor Lea Ypi, London School of Economicsyoutu.be Authors who think about the justifiability of revolution are often divided between those who criticise it on grounds of institutional legalism and those who ...

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gofund.me/17e47082 We have almost reached our fundraising goal for @helendecruz.net! I am so moved by people's generosity!

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🔈Theoretical physicists & cosmologists: free zoom access to Cosmological Frontiers in Fundamental Physics. ⚛️🔭🧪 Speakers inc: Fri@15:00 Percival on H0 & DESI Fri@17:00 @cplberry.bsky.social on GW Sat@12:30 Neil Turok on LCDM Sun@10:30: Tolley on massive gravity 📶: indico.ph.ed.ac.uk/event/277/pa...

Triangular Conference on Cosmological Frontiers in Fundamental Physics 2024 (19-21 April 2024) · (Indico)indico.ph.ed.ac.uk This year's Triangular Conference on Cosmological Frontiers in Fundamental Physics will take place from the 19th - 21st of April 2024 at 50 George Square at the University of Edinburgh. This conferenc...

Check out this new site created by Simona Aimar and Daniel James with blog posts on #FirstGen philosophers. My piece is in the pipeline — there is an open call for graduate students and colleagues sharing their experiences of what is like to enter academia dailynous.com/2024/04/16/n...

New: First Generation Philosophersdailynous.com A new website features autobiographical essays by philosophers who were first-generation college students. Launched today, First Generation Philosophers already has contributions from Helen De Cruz (S...

…and to follow also on May 2nd at LSE my Lakatos Lecture (if you happen to be in London at the time and might like to drop by) ttps://x.com/lsephilosophy/status/1778010963121258922?s=12

Coming up on May 2nd at LSE with Katie Kendig, Mieke Boon and Daian Bica— really looking forward to continuing the conversations with these wonderful colleagues—https://x.com/lsephilosophy/status/1778412500280561682?s=12

LSE Philosophy on X: "Join us for the #LakatosAward Expert Workshop on Michela Massimi’s (@p_realism) book 'Perspectival Realism' 🗓️ 2 May 2024, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm 📍 LAK 2.06, Lakatos Building, LSE Campus In person an open to all! 🔗 Link to the programme: https://t.co/R4ouS4uqBy https://t.co/DR6G7PEVzr" / Xx.com Join us for the #LakatosAward Expert Workshop on Michela Massimi’s (@p_realism) book 'Perspectival Realism' 🗓️ 2 May 2024, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm 📍 LAK 2.06, Lakatos Building, LSE Campus In person an open to all! 🔗 Link to the programme: https://t.co/R4ouS4uqBy https://t.co/DR6G7PEVzr

Very sad news — Peter Higgs has passed away. www.ed.ac.uk/news/2024/st...

Statement on the death of Professor Peter Higgswww.ed.ac.uk It has been confirmed that Professor Peter Higgs has died at the age of 94. He passed away peacefully at home on Monday 8 April following a short illness.