January 2025 - HPS_EST - Philosophy bulletin board

by Lisa Tragbar

Writing Weeks in February Are you planning on writing your dissertation/ Master's Thesis/ Bachelor's Thesis/ Seminar paper in February? Come join us! The Wiener Forum für Analytische Philosophie and the Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy (VDP) are co-organising two writing weeks from Monday - Friday 17.02.-21.07.2024 and 24.02.-28.07.2024 in room 3A, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna. Schedule: 8:50-9:00 Welcome 9:00-9:50 1st writing period (50 min) 9:50-10:00 Break 10:00-11:30 2nd writing period (90 min) 11:30-12:00 Break 12:00-12:50 3rd writing period (50 min) 12:50-14:00 LUNCH BREAK 14:00-14:50 4th writing period (50 min) 14:50-15:00 Break 15:00-15:50 5th writing period (50 min) 15:50-16:00 Break 16:00-16:50 6th writing period (50 min) Information: * If you want to sleep in and join for the later sessions, or join only for the early sessions – no problem! But please join during the short breaks for the sake of our concentration. * No registration needed, but if you like to register, such that there is more commitment to coming, feel free to send an email to: lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at * We will provide snacks, in case you want to share your favourite snack with us, feel free to bring! * Doctoral, Master and Bachelor students welcome! Looking forward to seeing you there! Veronika Lassl (WFAP) & Vinzenz Fischer (MA EST) Eva Liedauer & Lisa Tragbar (VDP) -- Lisa Tragbar, BA BA MA Universitätsassistentin an der Professur für Ethik mit besonderer Berücksichtigung von angewandter Ethik Fakultät für Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaft der Universität Wien Universitätsstraße 7 (NIG, Zi. A 0308) A-1010 Wien lisa.tragbar(a)univie.ac.at<mailto:lisa.tragbar@univie.ac.at>

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Workshop on Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics: Deadline for Registration Approaching

by Alexander Linsbichler

Reminder: Deadline for registration: February 5 *Workshop I "Adverse Allies: Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics"; 12.-14.02.2025 in Vienna* The FWF ESPRIT research project “Adverse Allies: Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics”, the Institute of Philosophy and Scientific Method (JKU Linz), the Institute Vienna Circle (University of Vienna), and the Vienna Circle Society will host two workshops in 2025. *Workshop I at the University of Vienna: 12.02.-14.02.2025* Workshop II at JKU Linz: 23.09.-25.09.2025 Watch out for call for papers for workshop II in April/May 2025. Registration / Online Participation for workshop I: *The event is free and open to the public, with advance registration via **vcs(a)univie.ac.at <vcs(a)univie.ac.at> **by 05.02.2025 requested*. Please indicate whether you want to attend in person or online, in which case the link for online participation will be provided. All presentations will be in person. Participation in discussions will be limited for online participants. For those participating in person: There will be a dinner on Thursday, February 13, 7pm, at Restaurant Roth (Hotel Regina). Please let us know until February 5 if you would like to attend at your own expense. You can find the program, a book of abstracts, and further information on workshop I here <https://homepage.univie.ac.at/alexander.linsbichler/>, here <https://www.jku.at/institut-fuer-philosophie-und-wissenschaftstheorie/news-…>, and on philevents. Scientific Committee: Alexander Linsbichler, Julian Reiss, Georg Schiemer, Friedrich Stadler Contact: Alexander Linsbichler (alexander.linsbichler(a)jku.at) Subject to Changes. Both workshops are supported by the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DLMPST) of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. *Alexander Linsbichler* Institute of Philosophy and Scientific Method (Johannes Kepler University Linz) alexander.linsbichler(a)jku.at Department of Philosophy ( <https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/person.html?id=47545>University of Vienna) <https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/person.html?id=47545> alexander.linsbichler(a)univie.ac.at *neu erschienen: Viel mehr <https://www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/detail/index/sArticle/57805/sC…>als nur <https://www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/detail/index/sArticle/57805/sC…>Ökonomie <https://www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/detail/index/sArticle/57805/sC…> (Böhlau, 2022)*

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REMINDER: "Adverse Allies: Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics": Program and Registration for Workshop in Vienna

by Vienna Circle Society

REMINDER Deadline for registration: February 5 Program for Workshop I "Adverse Allies: Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics"; 12.-14.02.2025 in Vienna The FWF ESPRIT research project Adverse Allies: Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics, the Institute of Philosophy and Scientific Method (JKU Linz), the Institute Vienna Circle (University of Vienna), and the Vienna Circle Society will host two workshops in 2025. Workshop I at the University of Vienna: 12.02.-14.02.2025 Workshop II at JKU Linz: 23.09.-25.09.2025 Watch out for call for papers for workshop II in April/May 2025. Registration / Online Participation for workshop I: The event is free and open to the public, with advance registration via <mailto:vcs@univie.ac.at> vcs(a)univie.ac.at by 05.02.2025 requested. Please indicate whether you want to attend in person or online, in which case the link for online participation will be provided. All presentations will be in person. Participation in discussions will be limited for online participants. For those participating in person: There will be a dinner on Thursday, February 13, 7pm, at Restaurant Roth (Hotel Regina). Please let us know until February 5 if you would like to attend at your own expense. You can find the program, a book of abstracts, and further information on workshop I <https://homepage.univie.ac.at/alexander.linsbichler/> here, <https://www.jku.at/institut-fuer-philosophie-und-wissenschaftstheorie/news- events/detail/news/2-workshops-adverse-allies-logical-empiricism-and-austria n-economics/> here, and on philevents. Scientific Committee: Alexander Linsbichler, Julian Reiss, Georg Schiemer, Friedrich Stadler Contact: Alexander Linsbichler ( <mailto:alexander.linsbichler@jku.at> alexander.linsbichler(a)jku.at) Subject to Changes. Alexander Linsbichler Institute of Philosophy and Scientific Method (Johannes Kepler University Linz) <mailto:alexander.linsbichler@jku.at> alexander.linsbichler(a)jku.at <https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/person.html?id=47545> Department of Philosophy ( <https://ufind.univie.ac.at/de/person.html?id=47545> University of Vienna) alexander.linsbichler(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:alexander.linsbichler@univie.ac.at> neu erschienen: Viel mehr <https://www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/detail/index/sArticle/57805/sC ategory/1545?number=BVW0010374> als nur <https://www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/detail/index/sArticle/57805/sC ategory/1545?number=BVW0010374> Ökonomie <https://www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/detail/index/sArticle/57805/sC ategory/1545?number=BVW0010374> (Böhlau, 2022)

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Invitation: APSE talk by Igor Grabovac & accompanying reading circle

by Ella Valerie Berger

Dear all, we warmly invite you to the next APSE (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology) lecture and to the accompanying Reading Cycle. The talk will be held by Igor Grabovac (MedUni Wien). Title: From Pandoras Box to Pandoras Hope: Opening the Lid on Transdisciplinary Work in Public Health Date: Thursday, January 30th 2025 Reading Circle: 1pm - 3pm Talk: 3pm - 5 pm Location: Room 3A, NIG Abstract of the talk (3-5 PM): Climate change, armed conflicts, rising inequities, pandemics, and the displacement of large population groups constitute some of the most pressing current concerns for the discipline of Public Health. These complex issues require intersectional analyses and solutions--and a turn to transdisciplinary research. This need is commonly voiced in Public Health literature and increasingly enacted through funding calls and commissions. In this talk, I want to show how the over-reliance on biomedical knowledge and its accompanying reductionism has left Public Health not only "de-socialized," but current attempts to "add in" social science knowledge--as one pathway for transdisciplinarity--often fall short of the promise to transcend disciplinary boundaries and create more suitable types of knowledge. Starting with the work of John Ryle, Julius Tandler, and Andrija Stampar, I will provide a short overview of the historical development of Public Health and its separation from the field of Social Medicine. Using the examples of Michael Marmot and Camara Phyllis Jones on the "Social Determinants of Health," I will then present the changes in the field in its move towards structural explanations of health inequalities. Finally, I end on the work of Emily Yates-Doerr and her critique of the pervasive "determinants model," showcasing the potential, affordances, and demands of true transdisciplinarity in Public Health today. Reading Circle (1-3 PM): We will focus our discussion on a text by Paul Farmer (attached pdf): Farmer, P. (1996) 'On Suffering and Structural Violence: A View from Below', Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.), 125(1), pp. 261-283. As introduction to the field, we suggest: Farmer, P.E. et al. (2006) 'Structural violence and clinical medicine', PLoS medicine, 3(10), pp. 1686-1691. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030449. For further reading regarding the topic: Especially Research by Grabovac and colleagues: Carmichael, C. et al. (2023) 'Barriers and facilitators to health care access for people experiencing homelessness in four European countries: an exploratory qualitative study', International journal for equity in health, 22(1), pp. 1-206. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-02011-4. Chapter 11: "Making Up People" Ian Hacking (pp. 161-171): Biagioli, M. (1999) The science studies reader. New York, NY [u.a.]: Routledge. Jones, C. (2000) 'Levels of racism: a theoretic framework and a gardener's tale', American journal of public health (1971), 90(8), pp. 1212-1215. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.90.8.1212. Please send a quick message to vinzenz.fischer(a)univie.ac.at if you are planning to attend the Reading Cycle! Feel free to bring your lunch! Feel free to share this invitation with anyone who might be interested! Best wishes, Ella Berger (on behalf of the APSE unit) -- Ella Berger (she/her or they/them) Department of Philosophy University of Vienna

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Invitation: WFAP Talk on "Gaslighting and Epistemic Agency"

by Veronika Lassl

Dear all, On behalf of the Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy (WFAP), I warmly invite you to a talk this friday held by Phyllis Pearson. She is a research fellow in the FWF Cluster of Excellence "Knowledge in Crisis" and her talk is titled "Gaslighting and Epistemic Agency". Abstract: Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that involves making another doubt the deliverances of their epistemic capacities. Gaslit individuals are made to believe their epistemic faculties are defective, thereby coming to doubt their sense perception, reasoning, and memory. How exactly does this happen? I argue that gaslighting should be understood as involving a kind of weaponized skepticism. Gaslighting involves the unjust manipulation of another’s epistemic context, making it the case that one must take seriously difficult-to-rule-out possibilities, like the possibility that one’s memory is faulty. This is an important way in which a person’s epistemic agency can be undermined. This promises to be an insightful discussion, and I warmly invite everyone to join us. ____________________________________________________________ There is, of course, also the option to join the meeting via Zoom, and I have included the Zoom link here: When? Friday, 24.01.2025, 18:30 Where? Hörsaal 3B, NIG Universitätsstaße 7 or via Zoom This is the permanent Zoom Link for this year’s Forum Sessions: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/65469787612?pwd=waSaaRCESzjFjQmb7aJq275B3ikkDV.1 Meeting-ID: 654 6978 7612 Passcode: Forum4ever ____________________________________________________________ Looking forward to seeing you this Friday! Best, Veronika Lassl Vice-Chair, Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy wfap.philo.at To get weekly updates, including the reading material for each session per mail, subscribe to our Mailing List: https://lists.univie.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/forum

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IVC Talk: Georg Brun (IVC Fellow) on "Explication Based Pluralism", January 23, 4.45 pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Georg Brun (IVC Fellow), who will give a talk on January 23, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Georg Brun (IVC Fellow) EXPLICATION BASED PLURALISM Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 23/01/2025 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 2G Abstract: Carnap emphasized that for a given explicandum, there is no such thing as the correct explicatum, but only one or more adequate explicata. This talk addresses two questions: In what ways can an explication problem have more than one solution? In what sense do multiple solutions to explication problems give rise to pluralism? Based on an analysis of the general structure of explications, I will first develop a systematic overview of the surprisingly many factors that can be responsible for multiple outcomes of an explication project. I will then suggest some conditions under which it is plausible to interpret multiple outcomes as giving rise to explication-based pluralism.

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UPDATE: Invitation to the public teaching sessions and research talks as part of the hearings for the professorship: Epistemology

by Vinzenz Fischer

Dear all, I wanted to inform you about this public hearing regarding the professorship for Epistemology. Since this is closely tied to our Masters Program I thought it would be of interest to you. I want to invite especially all fellow students to come and see the lecture. There will be the opportunity to share our opinion with the student representatives that take part in the comission. Best wishes, Vinzenz -------- Originalnachricht -------- Betreff: UPDATE: Invitation to the public teaching sessions and research talks as part of the hearings for the professorship: Epistemolog Datum: 17.01.2025 15:02 Von: dekanat.philbild(a)univie.ac.at An: vinzenz.fischer(a)univie.ac.at Invitation Epistemology Invitation Epistemology [1] 5 /24/25 UPDATE: INVITATION TO THE PUBLIC TEACHING SESSIONS AND RESEARCH TALKS AS PART OF THE HEARINGS FOR THE PROFESSORSHIP: EPISTEMOLOGY UPDATE! Invitation to the public teaching sessions and research talks as part of the hearings for the professorship: Epistemology 23.1.2025 - Tag 1: Kelp, Littlejohn: Location: 3A (NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna) 24.1.2025 - Tag 2: Schulz, Simion: Location: 3A (NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna) 23.1.2025: Teaching Presentation 45 min 09.00-09.45 Teaching Kelp 10.00-10.45 Teaching Littlejohn 10.45-11.30 Pause Research Presentation 45 min 11.30-12.15 Research Kelp 12.30-13.15 Research Littlejohn --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tag 2 24.1.2025: Teaching Presentation 45 min 09.00-09.45 Teaching Schulz 10.00-10.45 Teaching Simion 10.45-11.30 Pause Research Presentation 45 min 11.30-12.15 Research Simion 12.30-13.15 Research Schulz Impressum Herausgeber: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Barbara Schulte, M.A. (Dekanin) Redaktion: Ulf Thalhammer, MBA MSc (Faculty Manager) Universität Wien Fakultät für Philosophie und Bildungswissenschaft Dekanat | Universitätsstraße 7/3, 1010 Wien | philbild.univie.ac.at/ [2] Datenschutz [3] Links: ------ [1] https://massmailer.univie.ac.at/action/mlr/pv?&idx=634967&cid=19829&uid=-13… [2] https://massmailer.univie.ac.at/action/mlr/lk?&idx=401008&url=nUE0pUZ6Yl9jn… [3] https://massmailer.univie.ac.at/action/mlr/lk?&idx=600881&url=nUE0pUZ6Yl9gL…

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Invitation: APSE talk by Stephan Hartmann & accompanying reading circle (DIFFERENT ROOM!)

by Ella Valerie Berger

Dear all, we warmly invite you to the next APSE (Applied Philosophy of Science and Epistemology) lecture and to the accompanying Reading Cycle. The talk will be held by Stephan Hartmann (LMU Munich). Title: Coherence and Truth Date: Thursday, January 23rd 2025 Reading Circle: 1pm - 3pm Talk: 3pm - 5 pm Location: this APSE event will exceptionally NOT take place in room 3A but in the "Konferenzzimmer" of the Department of Political Science (Institut für Politikwissenschaften). This room is located in the NIG, 2nd floor, in hallway A (the one at staircase 1). You can find the room on the floorplan here: Orientierung [1] Abstract of the talk (3-5 PM): One of the most important questions in epistemology is what our knowledge of the world is ultimately based on. In this context, some epistemologists argue that there are fundamental beliefs that do not themselves require justification and on which all other beliefs depend. Coherence theorists reject this answer and argue instead that our knowledge is based on the mutual support of the propositions under consideration: If our beliefs add up to a coherent whole, then we have a reason for them to be true. It has also been argued that much of scientific reasoning relies on coherence considerations. In this talk, we will first outline the coherence theory of justification and discuss some of the reasons for and against it. In doing so, we will also address the central question of what coherence actually is. For this purpose, a Bayesian framework proves particularly useful, as coherence considerations are most effective in the domain of uncertainty. We will then take a closer look at the relationship between coherence and truth. To what extent is the coherence of a set of propositions an indicator of its truth? Answering this question leads to some old and new challenges for the coherence theorist. The talk concludes with a moderately optimistic assessment of the role of coherence considerations in everyday life and in science. Reading Circle (1-3 PM): We will focus our discussion on Chapter 2 of Stephan Hartmann's book: Bovens, Luc, and Stephan Hartmann, '2 Coherence', Bayesian Epistemology (Oxford, 2004; online edn, Oxford Academic, 20 Jan. 2005), https://doi-org.uaccess.univie.ac.at/10.1093/0199269750.003.0003 (pdf in the attachment) As introduction to the field, we suggest: Olsson, Erik, "Coherentist Theories of Epistemic Justification", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2023 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2023/entries/justep-coherence/>. For further reading regarding the topic: Especially Chapter 1 in: Bovens, Luc, and Stephan Hartmann, Bayesian Epistemology (Oxford, 2004; online edn, Oxford Academic, 20 Jan. 2005), https://doi-org.uaccess.univie.ac.at/10.1093/0199269750.001.0001 Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen, accessed 17 Jan. 2025. Hartmann, Stephan and Trpin, Borut (2023) Why Coherence Matters. Why_Coherence_Matters_preprint.pdf [2] Hartmann, S., & Trpin, B. (2024). A New Posterior Probability-Based Measure of Coherence. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 46. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/30p8x5xh Please send a quick message to vinzenz.fischer(a)univie.ac.at if you are planning to attend the Reading Cycle! Feel free to bring your lunch! Feel free to share this invitation with anyone who might be interested! Best wishes, Ella Berger (on behalf of the APSE unit) Links: ------ [1] https://politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/ueber-uns/orientierung/ [2] https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/22792/1/Why_Coherence_Matters_preprint.pdf

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Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Brazil

by Vienna Circle Society

Call for Applications (Please note: This opportunity is part of a research group in Brazil that Lucas Baccarat (research assistant at Institute Vienna Circles project Carnap in Context II: "Practical" Philosophy in the US) is affiliated with.) Postdoctoral fellowship at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) The post-doc researcher will be part of the Brazilian research team of the bilateral research project The crisis of philosophy in the 1930s, funded by SNSF (Switzerland) and FAPESP (São Paulo, Brazil) and led by Guillaume Fréchette (Geneva) and Mario Porta (São Paulo). The selected candidate will be integrated into the Research Group on the Origins of Contemporary Philosophy. The fellowship provides a monthly amount of R$ 12,000.00 (twelve thousand reais), with a planned duration of 42 months. It requires full-time dedication to the project with a workload of 40 hours per week. The starting date is April 2025 Activities to be performed by the Fellow: (i) writing and submission of individual and joint papers related to the general theme of the project; (ii) active participation in the activities of the Research Group on the Origins of Contemporary Philosophy, including weekly meetings; (iii) organization of conferences, workshops, and lectures in Brazil and abroad. Application: The candidate is required to submit, by February 13, 2025, a single PDF document via email to mariopor(a)pucsp.br. The document must include: (i) A project proposal of up to 4 pages (Times New Roman/Arial 11, 1.5 spacing) addressing the Identity Crisis of Philosophy in the 1930s in the following philosophical Traditions: Neokantianism, Logical Empiricism, Phenomenology and Hermeneutics (ii) a cover letter describing the candidates background and profile, as well as the alignment between the candidates interests and skills and the research project (maximum 800 words). (iii) an updated CV (Lattes Curriculum or Orcid for Brazilian candidates). (iv) two academic reference letters. (v) proof of completion of a Master's and Doctorate in Philosophy. Requirements: a) proven prior experience in group research projects; b) strong ability to work effectively in teams, contributing not only to individual activities but also to the management of administrative and bureaucratic matters; c) great command of the English language (proficiency in Portuguese is desirable), and d) reside in São Paulo during the fellowship. Evaluation: a) evaluation of prior academic work and the submitted research proposal; b) thematic alignment of the candidate's research with the central theme of the project, as well as with the historical-philosophical approach adopted by the Research Group on the Origins of Contemporary Philosophy; c) review of external references regarding group activity. The Research Group on the Origins of Contemporary Philosophy seeks to promote good academic practices regarding gender and socio-economic diversity. Female researchers are encouraged to apply for the position. After an initial review of the applications, a select group of candidates will be shortlisted for the interview round. Project description The identity crisis of philosophy is a large-scale phenomenon beginning in the 19th century and extending throughout the entire 20th century, following us even today: many of the questions that were raised in the 19th century are still relevant today: is there a place for philosophy in the development of science? What is the relationship between philosophy and science? To assess such a large-scale phenomenon and its effects on contemporary thought, we need to investigate first its main turning points. This project aims to provide a unified account of the identity crisis of philosophy in the 1930s by examining it through the lens of four philosophical traditions: Neo-Kantianism (Cassirer), logical empiricism (Carnap), phenomenology (Husserl) and hermeneutics (Heidegger).

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IVC Talk: Caterina del Sordo (IVC Fellow) on "Quasi-analysis Vs. Explication. The Early Carnap on Conceptual Engineering", January 16, 4.45pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Caterina del Sorda (IVC Fellow), who will give a talk on January 16, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Caterina del Sordo (IVC Fellow) QUASI-ANALYSIS VS. EXPLICATION. THE EARLY CARNAP ON CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date:16/01/2025 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 2G Abstract: This paper calls into question the thesis that early Carnap's rational reconstruction arises as a proto-version of his later and more mature idea of explication. The aim of the paper is to show that (1) according to the criteria of similarity, exactness, and fruitfulness, rational reconstruction qualifies as an explication, and that (2) according to their explanatory preconditions, rational reconstruction and explication emerge as processes of conceptual generalization and specification, respectively. To support (1), I consider rational reconstruction, in terms of early Carnap's quasi-analysis, as a representational theory of mathematical structures; to support (2), I rely on formal concept analysis as a common framework for comparing conceptual constructions.

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