Dear all,
it is a pleasure to invite you to the next installment of the
Trans*Formations event series at the department of philosophy. This talk
and workshop series organized by the Vienna Doctoral School of
Philosophy provides insights into recent developments in trans*
philosophizing.
When & Where: October 15, 16:45 to 18:15 at HS 3A, NIG,
Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien
Intersex: Beyond Introductions! A Book Presentation on _Hermaphrodite
Logic_
This workshop will showcase the key arguments made by Juliana Gleeson's
new book _Hermaphrodite Logic_ (published June 2025):
1) That intersex advocacy followed on rapidly from intersex people
meeting one (on and offline) another in the early 1990s.
2) That this new intersex movement developed in conjunction with
feminist research, offering a moment of self-consciousness that was
spoken to by intersex advocacy's rhetoric, and wit ("90s edgy").
3) That their protests from 1996 to the present served as a revelation,
which challenged professional authority (specifically claims to clinical
"management"), and objectivity, and rewrote the history of sex (in ways
still being processed today).
Along the way, participants will be challenged in turn, with regards to
"intersex" being a topic that requires continual introduction. Gallows
humour guaranteed.
Juliana Gleeson is a writer and reader raised in west London, who now
lives in east Berlin. Her first edited collection was the pioneering
anthology _Transgender Marxism_ [1] (2021), which she oversaw with Elle
O'Rourke. Well noted for her love of two word titles, her first book
_Hermaphrodite Logic_ [2] was published this summer--addressing the
history and style of the intersex movement. She's currently writing
three follow-ups: a co-written philosophical manuscript _Dyke
Dialectics_, a collection of dialogues about sex hormones, and a brief
book on femininity's substance.
If you would like to participate in the workshop (which will be in
English), please send an e-mail to flora.loeffelmann(a)univie.ac.at.
No prior knowledge needed for participation, and students and staff of
all levels are welcome. There will be snacks and drinks!
After the workshop, participants are cordially invited to join for the
presentation of Gleeson's book [3], organized by Referat
Genderforschung, which will take place 19:00 at Kolingasse 14-16.
_Please save the date for the two next events of Trans*Formations this
fall:_
"Einführung in trans Philosophie" - Talk & Workshop mit Gen Eickers und
Sigmond Richli, 18.11., 16:45-19:00, HS 3A im Rahmen der Trans*
Awareness Week 2025 (auf Deutsch)
"Trans*Modernität, Trans*Kolonialität?" - Workshop mit Jonah I. Garde,
11.12. 16:45-18:18, HS 3A (auf Deutsch)
Attached, you find both a poster for the upcoming workshop and the
events ahead - feel free to print and circulate them!
Looking forward to seeing you at the event!
Best,
Flora Löffelmann
--
Flora Löffelmann, MA MA
Stipendiat:in der Literar Mechana
Department of Philosophy
University of Vienna
Pronouns: they/them (for more info see:
https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/)
Happy about a gender neutral "hello"!
Links:
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[1] https://www.plutobooks.com/product/transgender-marxism/
[2]
https://www.versobooks.com/products/2661-hermaphrodite-logic?srsltid=AfmBOo…
[3]
https://gender.univie.ac.at/news-home/veranstaltungen/news/book-presentatio…
Liebe Mitglieder des FSP Wissenschaftsgeschichte, liebe Studierende des
EST,
wir laden Sie und Euch herzlich zum *Semesterauftakt* des
Forschungsschwerpunkts Wissenschaftsgeschichte ein. Auf dem Programm
steht eine Diskussion zum Thema "The Crisis of American Science" *mit
Mitchell Ash*.
Wann? *14. Oktober um 11:30 Uhr*.
Wo? Kolingasse 14-16: Seminarraum 18
Textgrundlage: Olesko, K. M., Eames, A., Mody, C. C. M., Löwy, I.,
Zeller, T., Walker, M., Ash, M. G., & Haraway, D. (2025). The crisis in
American science. History of Science, 63(2), 125-165,
https://doi.org/10.1177/00732753251343655.
Bitte um kurze Anmeldung unter: verena.halsmayer(a)univie.ac.at
Einen guten Start ins Semester wünschen
Anna Echterhölter, Sebastian Felten, Nils Güttler, Verena Halsmayer,
Birgit Nemec
--
Dr. Verena Halsmayer
Institut für Geschichte | Universität Wien
Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien
https://ifg.univie.ac.at/ueber-uns/mitarbeiterinnen/wissenschaftliche-mitar…
*Call for Papers*
*Studies in History and Philosophy of Science*
*Special Issue: Adverse Allies: Hidden Harmonies Between Logical Empiricism
and Austrian Economics*
Logical empiricism and Austrian economics are arguably the two
internationally most influential intellectual movements with Viennese
roots. The Vienna Circle and the Viennese School of economics have shaped
the world-wide development of philosophical, methodological, scientific,
and political debate.
Yet, despite numerous connections and interactions between the two
movements, their relationship has captured surprisingly sparse attention in
historical and philosophical scholarship. If an account is provided at all,
logical empiricists and Austrian economists are portrayed as
philosophically, scientifically, and politically antithetical groups.
Recent scholarship has challenged this received view of opposition by
reconstructing hitherto neglected compatibilities and similarities between
the two movements. This special issue collects historical as well as
systematic contributions that highlight and discuss hidden harmonies
between logical empiricism and Austrian economics while acknowledging
remaining disagreements. Contributions that fruitfully inform contemporary
debates in philosophy, methodology, politics, or the sciences are
particularly welcome.
Deadline for Submissions: 30.11.2025
You can find more information on the special issue here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/325033/adverse-allies-hidden-ha…
Workshop Adverse Allies I in Vienna (February 2025):
https://homepage.univie.ac.at/alexander.linsbichler/?p=176
Workshop Adverse Allies II in Linz (September 2025, registration for online
participation closes 19.09.2025):
https://www.jku.at/institut-fuer-philosophie-und-wissenschaftstheorie/adver…
*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)*
We are happy to invite you to our 3th talk of the Vienna STS Talk Series in 2025W:
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Best wishes,
Katrin Hackl
__________
Mag. Katrin Hackl
Research Support & Communication
Department of Science and Technology Studies
University of Vienna
Universitätsstraße 7 /II/ 6th floor (NIG)
1010 Vienna / Austria
Tel.: 0043-1-4277-49607
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We are happy to invite you to our 2nd talk of the Vienna STS Talk Series in 2025W:
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Best wishes,
Katrin Hackl
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Mag. Katrin Hackl
Research Support & Communication
Department of Science and Technology Studies
University of Vienna
Universitätsstraße 7 /II/ 6th floor (NIG)
1010 Vienna / Austria
Tel.: 0043-1-4277-49607
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We are happy to invite you to our 1st talk of the Vienna STS Talk Series in 2025W:
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Best wishes,
Katrin Hackl
__________
Mag. Katrin Hackl
Research Support & Communication
Department of Science and Technology Studies
University of Vienna
Universitätsstraße 7 /II/ 6th floor (NIG)
1010 Vienna / Austria
Tel.: 0043-1-4277-49607
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The Department of Science and Technology Studies invites you to its lecture series in the upcoming winter term!
We present a variety of lectures by international scholars presenting their work in their respective fields. The lecture series offers a broad overview of the field of science and technology and incorporates talks related to our ERC Grants INNORES, FutureSpace, and ALTERBIOTIC, as well as a cooperation with CeSCos.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Best wishes,
Katrin Hackl
__________
Mag. Katrin Hackl
Research Support & Communication
Department of Science and Technology Studies
University of Vienna
Universitätsstraße 7 /II/ 6th floor (NIG)
1010 Vienna / Austria
Tel.: 0043-1-4277-49607
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Dear all,
this is to remind you of the talk being held Kelli Barr entitled "The
Material Theory of Values in Science" this week.
When? Tuesday, 19.08.2025, 4:45pm - 6:15pm
Where? Room 3C, NIG Universitätsstaße 7, 1010 Wien
Zoom Link:
https://univienna.zoom.us/j/68261699318?pwd=GNjaMAgSHyFxLpbRHNfmeZ5DFme6aw.1
Meeting ID: 682 6169 9318
Passcode: 976552
Abstract
How are we to understand situations where science fails on its own
terms? For example, Scientists have blamed perverse incentives for
systematic epistemic failures like non-replicability and publication
bias, but the exact relationship remains an open question. Let's assume
they are right to blame the (social) system. This paper presents a novel
framework for understanding how features of the social organization of
science are implicated in collective epistemic failures: the material
theory of values in science (MTV). This project is inspired by and
follows in the tradition of feminist philosophers of science who have
called attention to the need for explanations of systemic, specifically
antifeminist, biases in science and for embodied models of scientists as
epistemic agents. In the first part, I discuss the replication crisis as
involving a particular type of collective action problem: a no-win
standoff. The next part introduces the MTV and the explanation it
supplies for this phenomenon. In the third section, the MTV is compared
to several alternative explanatory strategies, including from the
contemporary literature values in science and social epistemology,
specifically agent-based computational models. I argue for why my
approach is preferable and describe an important revision it entails for
the general Mertonian sociological picture invoked in discussions of
incentives in science.
Kind regards,
Veronika Lassl
Chairperson - Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy
wfap.philo.at
Dear all,
the WFAP warmly invites you to join a talk to be held by Kelli R. Barr
(PhD) from the University of California, Davis, in two weeks. The title
of the talk is "The Material Theory of Values in Science".
When? Tuesday, 19.07.2025, 4:45pm - 6:15pm
Where? Room 3C, NIG Universitätsstaße 7, 1010 Wien
Please send an e-mail to veronika.lassl(a)univie.ac.at for the Zoom link,
should you wish to listen in online.
Abstract
How are we to understand situations where science fails on its own
terms? For example, Scientists have blamed perverse incentives for
systematic epistemic failures like non-replicability and publication
bias, but the exact relationship remains an open question. Let's assume
they are right to blame the (social) system. This paper presents a novel
framework for understanding how features of the social organization of
science are implicated in collective epistemic failures: the material
theory of values in science (MTV). This project is inspired by and
follows in the tradition of feminist philosophers of science who have
called attention to the need for explanations of systemic, specifically
antifeminist, biases in science and for embodied models of scientists as
epistemic agents. In the first part, I discuss the replication crisis as
involving a particular type of collective action problem: a no-win
standoff. The next part introduces the MTV and the explanation it
supplies for this phenomenon. In the third section, the MTV is compared
to several alternative explanatory strategies, including from the
contemporary literature values in science and social epistemology,
specifically agent-based computational models. I argue for why my
approach is preferable and describe an important revision it entails for
the general Mertonian sociological picture invoked in discussions of
incentives in science.
Kind regards,
Veronika Lassl
Chairperson - Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy
wfap.philo.at
This pluralistic joint seminar is organized by the University of Vienna,
Johannes Kepler University Linz, and Doshisha University (Kyoto, Japan).
It aims to foster meaningful intellectual exchange among scholars,
master's, and PhD students across national and disciplinary borders. By
bringing together students and scholars from the Philosophy and
Economics program in Vienna and the Faculty of Economics at Doshisha,
the seminar provides a platform for critical engagement with a plurality
of methodologies in the history of political economy. By exploring
differences in economic and philosophical ideas, the seminar encourages
dialogue that bridges different academic traditions and perspectives.
This joint seminar particularly investigates pluralism in the history of
economic thought, economic methodology, and philosophy of science.
Guests are welcome.
Date: Friday 05.09.2025
Time: 09:00 – 18:10
Place: University of Vienna, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 2nd floor,
Seminarraum 13 (in person)
Organisers: Dahyun Lee, Alexander Linsbichler, Karl Milford
Keynote Speakers: Takato Kasai (Doshisha University, Kyoto), Julian
Reiss (Johannes Kepler University Linz)
Further Speakers: Lara Brühl, Vinzenz Fischer, Jakob Gschwandtner,
Dahyun Lee, Alexander Linsbichler, Taiki Nakao, Pauline Paulik, Shintaro
Wada
https://homepage.univie.ac.at/alexander.linsbichler/
Kind regards,
Dahyun Lee
MA Philosophy and Economics,
University of Vienna