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IVC Talk: William Agay-Beajon (IVC Fellow) on "Tracing the Polysemy of “Enlightenment” within the Viennese Late Enlightenment, around the Vienna Circle", May 8, 4.45pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is William Agay-Beaujon (IVC Fellow), who will give a talk on May 8, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: William Agay-Beaujon (IVC Fellow) TRACING THE POLYSEMY OF “ENLIGHTENMENT” WITHIN THE VIENNESE LATE ENLIGHTENMENT, AROUND THE VIENNA CIRCLE Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 08/05/2025 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3A Abstract: Enlightenment features can be found in most groups associated with Late Enlightenment currents in the Viennese interwar period. Beyond each group's particularities, a few key meanings can be identified: "popularization" through knowledge, a singular structure of ideas behind a visual metaphor, a self-positioning tool, and a critical-emancipatory embodied scientific attitude. This talk will attempt to sketch these intertwined meanings, and then seek to understand their links with historical Enlightenment figures such as Voltaire and Rousseau. To do so, I will focus on the journals of the monists and freethinkers, writings of Josef Popper-Lynkeus, and the book series "Der Aufstieg" from Anzengruber-Verlag (Suschitzky brothers).

1 year, 3 months

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Invitation to Meeting with (P)STS students from the University of Twente

by Vinzenz Fischer

Dear EST Community, Next week the Department of Science and Technology Studies is visited by Philosophy of STS students from the University of Twente. We as the STS student council organized two events to meet them and would warmly invite you as well. At the Department Wednesday the 7th of May at 16:15 At first, we will meet at the STS Department (seminar room) on Wednesday the 7th at 16:15, to chat and see what's up in our STS corner. Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien At Cafe Weidinger Wednesday the 7th of May 20:00 Afterwards we've invited them to then join us for a more casual hangout at Café Weidinger at 20:00. There will be bowling (bring 1EUR coins!), billiards, an inner courtyard, and good vibes provided you're there ;)) (PS: at Café Weidinger you can only pay in cash). So if you're curious about a different approach to studying STS or just wanna complain about boundary work to new people, please come! Best wishes STS Student Council

1 year, 4 months

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CfA: Workshop II in Linz: Adverse Allies: Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics

by Vienna Circle Society

Call for Abstracts: Workshop II: Adverse Allies: Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics 23.9.-25.9.2025, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria 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 host two workshops in 2025. The organisers seek submissions for contributed talks for the second workshop. You can find more information about the workshops here <https://www.jku.at/en/institute-of-philosophy-and-scientific-method/adverse…> . Deadline for Submissions of Abstracts for Workshop II: 08.06.2025 Notification of Acceptance: 08.07.2025 at the latest Workshop II in Linz: 23.09.-25.09.2025 Logical empiricism and Austrian economics are arguably the two internationally most influential intellectual movements with Viennese roots. The Vienna Circle and the Austrian School have shaped the development of philosophical, scientific, and political debate in the 20th century. In the 21st century, logical empiricism has undergone extensive re-evaluation, while the Austrian School experiences another revival. Yet, despite numerous connections and interactions between the two movements, their relationship has captured surprisingly sparse attention in the historical and philosophical literature. If an account is provided at all, logical empiricists and Austrian economists are portrayed as philosophically, scientifically, and politically antithetical groups. Among the most frequently mentioned contrastive pairs of catchwords are empiricism vs apriorism, formal methods vs verbal reasoning, and socialism vs classical liberalism. Acknowledging the existence of disagreements between logical empiricism and the Austrian School, recent scholarship has challenged the received view of antithetical opposition by reconstructing hitherto neglected compatibilities and similarities between the two movements. This workshop aims to advance historical as well as systematic discussions on the relationship between logical empiricism and Austrian economics. Contributions that fruitfully inform contemporary debates in philosophy, methodology, politics, or the sciences are particularly welcome. Topics for workshop II include but are not limited to: · Karl Menger and Felix Kaufmann as mediators between LE and AE · common influences: Frege, Husserl, Kant, Mach, Wittgenstein · non-cognitivism, the fact/value distinction, and the ideal of value-neutrality · the principle of tolerance and polylogism · logical tolerance, methodological tolerance, political liberalism · logicism and the logic of action · naturalism vs antinaturalism, unity vs disunity of science, scientific pluralism and pseudorationality · essentialism and its discontents (Menger, Wieser, Neurath, Popper, Rothbard,…) · defenses of democracy in Viennese Late Enlightenment · expertise, education, and democracy Abstracts should be 300-400 words (including references, if needed) and submitted here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4Oa0v65SfMmKUhTmr88xVx847CuxPpta…> . Scientific Committee: Alexander Linsbichler (chair), Julian Reiss, Georg Schiemer, Friedrich Stadler Local Organising Committee: Alexander Linsbichler, Michalis Christou, Robert Frühstückl, Jakob Gschwandtner, Jonatan Magnusson, Pauline Paulik, William Peden, Julian Reiss, Evelin Stockinger Queries: Alexander Linsbichler (alexander.linsbichler(a)jku.at <mailto:alexander.linsbichler@jku.at> ) 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) <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…> 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) -- This email list is brought to you by HOPOS, the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science. 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1 year, 4 months

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CfP: University of Austin (UATX) Winter Institute for the History and Philosophy of Economics

by Alexander Linsbichler

*CfP: UATX Winter Institute for the History and Philosophy of Economics* The first *University of Austin (UATX) Winter Institute for the History and Philosophy of Economics* will be held at UATX’s Downtown Austin (Texas) campus, Thursday, December 18th, through Sunday, December 21st, 2025. The Winter Institute has been conceived as a small (hopefully) annual conference following the tradition laid down by Sandra Peart and David Levy in their long-running Summer Institute for the Preservation of the History of Economic Thought, and subsequently carried on for two years as a Winter Institute, by Ross Emmett at Arizona State University. The purpose of the Institute is to provide a workshop setting, no less academically demanding for all its collegiality, in which both early-career and advanced scholars can engage with each other’s work in a constructive, yet rigorously critical, manner. The Institute will offer a forum for historians and philosophers of economics to meet, network, and present their works-in-progress to an audience of engaged peers. One aspect of the Peart / Levy / Emmett model that we are especially concerned to preserve is *a commitment to early-career scholars. We are reserving five of the ten available presentation slots for graduate students and scholars who have completed their PhDs within the last two years*. The other five presentation slots are reserved for more established senior scholars. We will also support a number of invited scholars who will participate in the Institute as attendees / discussants, without presenting a paper. Naturally, anyone who might be near Austin at the time and would like to attend the Institute without financial support is welcome. Participants at previous Summer / Winter Institutes have included Brad Bateman, Peter Boettke, Mauro Boianovsky, Marcel Boumans, James Buchanan, Bruce Caldwell, David Colander, John Davis, Evelyn Forget, Dan Hammond, Wade Hands, Samuel Hollander, Kevin Hoover, Maria Christina Marcuzzo, Deirdre McCloskey, Steve Medema, Phil Mirowski, Mary Morgan, Maria Pia Paganelli, Malcolm Rutherford, Warren Samuels, Eric Schliesser, Gordon Tullock, Anthony Waterman, and Roy Weintraub. Participants should plan to arrive in Austin by Thursday, December 18th, 2025. An opening reception will be held that evening. Five sessions per day will be held on Friday the 19th and Saturday the 20th, with a closing dinner following the final Saturday session. Attendees should plan to depart on Sunday, December 21st, 2025. *Those chosen to present at the Institute will receive Institute-related meals, hotel accommodation for three nights, and a $1,250 honorarium to help defray travel costs.* We invite proposals on any topic, from any perspective, relevant to the history and / or philosophy of economics. Please provide an abstract of no more than 250 words and a brief CV of no more than 2 pages. *Send your proposals (and any other inquiries) to sscheall(a)uaustin.org <sscheall(a)uaustin.org>. The deadline for submissions is June 15th, 2025. Notifications will be sent by August 1st, 2025. * The Winter Institute for the History and Philosophy of Economics is supported by the Center for Economics, Politics, and History at the University of Austin, America’s newest university and, incidentally, *the only American university to mandate at least one course in the history of economic thought for all students, regardless of major*. *Scott Scheall* Associate Professor of Philosophy and Economics, Center for Economics, Politics, and History, University of Austin On behalf of the *Winter Institute Scientific Committee*: *Morgan Marietta* Dean, Center for Economics, Politics, and History, University of Austin *Thomas Hogan* Associate Professor of Economics, Center for Economics, Politics, and History, University of Austin *Stephen Meardon* Associate Professor of Economics, Bowdoin College *Charles McCann* Independent Scholar *Alexander Linsbichler* Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Philosophy and Scientific Method, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, and Lecturer of Philosophy and Economics, University of Vienna

1 year, 4 months

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TODAY: IVC Talk: Jennifer Whyte (IVC Fellow) on "Towards a Waismannian theory of Conceptual Engineering", April 10, 4.45pm

by Zarah Weiss

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Jennifer Whyte (IVC Fellow), who will give a talk on April 10, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Jennifer Whyte (IVC Fellow) TOWARDS A WAISMANNIAN THEORY OF CONCEPTUAL ENGINEERING Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 10/04/2025 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3A Abstract: Much philosophical attention has recently been paid to Conceptual Engineering - or, the intentional modification of concepts by philosophers in order to achieve epistemic, ethical, or political ends. The most controversial aspect of conceptual engineering are its aims, but there is also much debate over the mechanism by which the process could even be carried out. In this project, I will propose a mechanism derived from the work of Friedrich Waismann by which intentional conceptual amelioration can - and does - occur. I will then argue that this account of conceptual engineering solves a number of standing problems in the literature, but in doing so, places some key checks on the ambition of conceptual engineering as a project.

1 year, 4 months

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Vienna STS Talk by Bård Lahn

by Katrin Hackl

We are happy to invite you to our 4th talk of the Vienna STS Talk Series in 2025S: [cid:image001.png@01DB9EFC.B9902360]<https://sts.univie.ac.at/news-events/details/news/sts-talk-by-baard-lahn/?n…> 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.: 0043-1-4277-496007 [cid:image002.jpg@01DB9EFC.B9902360]<https://sts.univie.ac.at/>

1 year, 4 months

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CfA: Workshop II in Linz: Adverse Allies: Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics

by Alexander Linsbichler

*Call for Abstracts: Workshop II: Adverse Allies: Logical Empiricism and Austrian Economics* *23.9.-25.9.2025, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria* 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 host two workshops in 2025. The organisers seek submissions for contributed talks for the second workshop. You can find more information about the workshops here <https://www.jku.at/en/institute-of-philosophy-and-scientific-method/adverse…> . *Deadline for Submissions of Abstracts for Workshop II: 08.06.2025* Notification of Acceptance: 08.07.2025 at the latest *Workshop II in Linz: 23.09.-25.09.2025* Logical empiricism and Austrian economics are arguably the two internationally most influential intellectual movements with Viennese roots. The Vienna Circle and the Austrian School have shaped the development of philosophical, scientific, and political debate in the 20th century. In the 21st century, logical empiricism has undergone extensive re-evaluation, while the Austrian School experiences another revival. Yet, despite numerous connections and interactions between the two movements, their relationship has captured surprisingly sparse attention in the historical and philosophical literature. If an account is provided at all, logical empiricists and Austrian economists are portrayed as philosophically, scientifically, and politically antithetical groups. Among the most frequently mentioned contrastive pairs of catchwords are empiricism vs apriorism, formal methods vs verbal reasoning, and socialism vs classical liberalism. Acknowledging the existence of disagreements between logical empiricism and the Austrian School, recent scholarship has challenged the received view of antithetical opposition by reconstructing hitherto neglected compatibilities and similarities between the two movements. This workshop aims to advance historical as well as systematic discussions on the relationship between logical empiricism and Austrian economics. Contributions that fruitfully inform contemporary debates in philosophy, methodology, politics, or the sciences are particularly welcome. *Topics for workshop II include but are not limited to:· Karl Menger and Felix Kaufmann as mediators between LE and AE· common influences: Frege, Husserl, Kant, Mach, Wittgenstein· non-cognitivism, the fact/value distinction, and the ideal of value-neutrality· the principle of tolerance and polylogism· logical tolerance, methodological tolerance, political liberalism· logicism and the logic of action· naturalism vs antinaturalism, unity vs disunity of science, scientific pluralism and pseudorationality· essentialism and its discontents (Menger, Wieser, Neurath, Popper, Rothbard,…)· defenses of democracy in Viennese Late Enlightenment* *· expertise, education, and democracy* *Abstracts should be 300-400 words (including references, if needed) and submitted here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4Oa0v65SfMmKUhTmr88xVx847CuxPpta…>.* *Scientific Committee: *Alexander Linsbichler (chair), Julian Reiss, Georg Schiemer, Friedrich Stadler *Local Organising Committee:* Alexander Linsbichler, Michalis Christou, Robert Frühstückl, Jakob Gschwandtner, Jonatan Magnusson, Pauline Paulik, William Peden, Julian Reiss, Evelin Stockinger *Queries:* Alexander Linsbichler (alexander.linsbichler(a)jku.at) 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)*

1 year, 4 months

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APSE talk by Remco Heesen + reading group

by Vinzenz Fischer

Dear all, we are delighted to invite you to the next installment of the APSE talks series, as well as to the accompanying reading circle prior to the talk. The talk will be given by Remco Heesen (LSE). When: Thursday, 10.04.2025, 15:00 - 17:00 Where: HS 3A, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) The Division of Cognitive Labour under Poisson Productivity When a community of academics faces a research problem and multiple methodological approaches to solving it, how much effort should they devote to each approach to maximise their chances of solving the problem and minimise the time to a solution? This problem is known as the division of cognitive labour (DCL). More specifically, Philip Kitcher, Michael Strevens, and Kevin Zollman have asked whether and to what extent academics' expectations of credit for solving the problem can act as an invisible hand to produce an efficient DCL without a need for top-down planning. Here I revisit this question using a modelling framework (key ingredient: academic productivity follows a Poisson distribution) that has more empirical support than Kitcher's, Strevens', and Zollman's, and is also more flexible in that it can be used to address broader questions about credit incentives. The somewhat surprising finding is that in this framework the DCL problem becomes essentially trivial. I'd like to discuss implications for how we think about the model and/or the DCL problem. Reading Circle (1:15-3 PM): When: right before the talk - Thursday, 10.04.2025, 13:15 - 15:00 Where: same place - HS 3A, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) We will focus our discussion on an article by Kevin Zollman (attached pdf): Zollman, K. J. S. (2007). The Communication Structure of Epistemic Communities. Philosophy of Science, 74(5), 574-587. https://doi.org/10.1086/525605 As an introduction we suggest this SEP article (especially Chapters 2, 3.1, 4.1 and 4.2): Šešelja, Dunja, "Agent-Based Modeling in the Philosophy of Science", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2023 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2023/entries/agent-modeling-philscie…>. For further reading regarding the topic: Heesen, R. (2018). Why the reward structure of science makes reproducibility problems inevitable. The Journal of Philosophy, 115(12), 661-674. https://doi.org/10.5840/jphil20181151239 Kitcher, P. (1990). The Division of Cognitive Labor. The Journal of Philosophy, 87(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.2307/2026796 Thoma, J. (2015). The Epistemic Division of Labor Revisited. Philosophy of Science, 82(3), 454-472. https://doi.org/10.1086/681768 Best wishes, Vinzenz Fischer

1 year, 4 months

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APSE talk by Remco Heesen + reading group

by Ella Valerie Berger

Dear all, we are delighted to invite you to the next instalment of the APSE talks series, as well as to the accompanying reading circle prior to the talk. The talk will be given by Remco Heesen (LSE). When: Thursday, 10.04.2025, 15:00 - 17:00 Where: HS 3A, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) The Division of Cognitive Labour under Poisson Productivity When a community of academics faces a research problem and multiple methodological approaches to solving it, how much effort should they devote to each approach to maximise their chances of solving the problem and minimise the time to a solution? This problem is known as the division of cognitive labour (DCL). More specifically, Philip Kitcher, Michael Strevens, and Kevin Zollman have asked whether and to what extent academics' expectations of credit for solving the problem can act as an invisible hand to produce an efficient DCL without a need for top-down planning. Here I revisit this question using a modelling framework (key ingredient: academic productivity follows a Poisson distribution) that has more empirical support than Kitcher's, Strevens', and Zollman's, and is also more flexible in that it can be used to address broader questions about credit incentives. The somewhat surprising finding is that in this framework the DCL problem becomes essentially trivial. I'd like to discuss implications for how we think about the model and/or the DCL problem. Reading Circle: When: right before the talk - Thursday, 10.04.2025, 13:00 - 15:00 Where: same place - HS 3A, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien) To get the reading material for the Reading Cycle, please contact vinzenz.fischer(a)univie.ac.at Please share this invitation with anyone who might be interested! Best wishes, Ella Berger (on behalf of the APSE unit)

1 year, 4 months

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Vienna STS Talks x FutureSpace Talk by Darshan Vigneswaran and Enrike van Wingerden

by Katrin Hackl

We are happy to invite you to our 5th talk of the Vienna STS Talk Series in 2025S: [cid:image001.png@01DBA3E6.2B038C60]<https://sts.univie.ac.at/news-events/details/news/futurespace-talk-by-darsh…> 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.: 0043-1-4277-496007 [cid:image002.jpg@01DBA3E2.A2A1A300]<https://sts.univie.ac.at/>

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