New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Naturalism, History, and the Philosophy of the Science" that Luke O'Sullivan gave in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKdR.... Happy watching!

Luke O’Sullivan "Naturalism, History, and the Philosophy of the Science"

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A final, friendly reminder: Tomorrow (24.09, 14/15h, Central-European/Finnish time), Luke O’Sullivan will give the talk "Naturalism, History, and the Philosophy of the Science" in our joint research seminar PHO2. See here for the abstract and Zoom link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/na.... All welcome!

Naturalism, History, and the Philosophy of the Science

Naturalism, History, and the Philosophy of the Science

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The Centre's director Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen will be one of the keynotes of the conference.

Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography@centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our conference "Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences" that will take place in the end of November in Ostrava is now open for registration. See: ff.osu.eu/phil-hist/co.... Come and join us in November in Ostrava to discuss the philosophy of history!

Join us next week for the kickoff event of our autumn seminar. More info below!

Centre for the Philosophy of Historiography@centrephilohistory.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thursday next week (24.09, 14h/15h, Central-European/Finnish time), Luke O’Sullivan will give the talk “Naturalism, History, and the Philosophy of the Science” in our joint research seminar PHO2. For the abstract and the Zoom-link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/na.... All welcome!

Today in two weeks (24.09), the autumn edition of our joint research seminar PHO2 will begin with Luke O'Sullivan (National University of Singapore) speaking about "Naturalism, History, and the Philosophy of the Science". Save the date! There will be more info also on the whole seminar soon.

A FINAL friendly reminder: TODAY is the deadline for abstracts for our conference "Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences" that will take place in the end of November: philevents.org/event/show/1.... Send in an abstract if you haven't done so yet!

Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences

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We're back from our summer break and continue where we left off: Check out the cfp for our conference Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences: philevents.org/event/show/1.... The deadline for abstracts is already coming Monday, August 31.

Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences

Call for Papers: Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences The University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, 27-29 November 2026 Confirmed keynote speakers (alphab...

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We'll take a little break from our summer break for a short reminder: Check out the cfp of the conference Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences that we'll organize in November: philevents.org/event/show/1.... The deadline for abstracts is August 31.

Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences

Call for Papers: Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences The University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, 27-29 November 2026 Confirmed keynote speakers (alpha...

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We're going on a summer break. Have a relaxed and not too hot summer! But while we’re still at it, check out the call for papers for our conference Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences: philevents.org/event/show/1....

Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences

Call for Papers: Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences The University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, 27-29 November 2026 Confirmed keynote speakers (alpha...

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New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "After First Philosophy: The Case of Historical Knowledge" that Michal Hubálek (University of Hradec Kralove) gave in our joint research seminar PHO2 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b7l.... Happy watching!

Michal Hubálek "After First Philosophy: The Case of Historical Knowledge"

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A final, friendly reminder: Next Monday (22.06), Michal Hubálek will give the talk After First Philosophy: The Case of Historical Knowledge in our joint research seminar PHO2. Please see here for the abstract and Zoom link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/af.... All welcome!

There's now also a poster for our November conference Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences. The submission deadline is in the end of August. Please spread the word, and come to Ostrava to discuss the historical sciences and their philosophy with us!

Today in a week (22.06), Michal Hubálek will give the talk After First Philosophy: The Case of Historical Knowledge in our joint research seminar PHO2. The talk will be hybrid, taking place in Ostrava and on Zoom. See here for the abstract and Zoom link: www.oulu.fi/en/events/af.... All welcome!

A friendly reminder: On June 23, we'll hold the hybrid workshop Naturalism in the Philosophy of Historiography. The programme is below. Join us either online or in Ostrava for this exciting event!

Today in two weeks (22.06), Michal Hubálek (University of Hradec Kralove, Czechia) will give the talk "After First Philosophy: The Case of Historical Knowledge" in our joint research seminar PHO2. Save the date, and more info soon!

New video on our Youtube channel! Watch this interview on the philosophy of historiography and its social relevance that @ggangl.bsky.social gave to the project Analytic Philosophy in the Visegrad Countries: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlXJ....

Interview with Georg Gangl on the Philosophy of Historiography and its Social Relevance

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In November, we'll organize the conference "Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences" in Ostrava. Check out the cfp here: philevents.org/event/show/1.... The deadline for abstracts is in the end of August. Please spread the word!

Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences

Call for Papers: Learning from History: The Philosophies of Historiography and the Historical Sciences The University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, 27-29 November 2026 Confirmed keynote speakers (alpha...

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New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Narrative Explanation as Aesthetic Scaffolding" that Derek Turner gave in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGA8.... Happy watching!

Derek Turner "Narrative Explanation as Aesthetic Scaffolding"

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A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (28.05, 16/17h, Central-European/Finnish time), Derek Turner will give the talk “Narrative Explanation as Aesthetic Scaffolding” in our joint research seminar over Zoom. For more infomation and the Zoom link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/na.... All welcome!

Narrative Explanation as Aesthetic Scaffolding

Narrative Explanation as Aesthetic Scaffolding

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On June 23, we will hold the hybrid workshop Naturalism in the Philosophy of Historiography, on the occasion of the recent publication of Michal Hubálek’s book Dissolving Naturalism and Historicism Into Each Other. For more information and the programme, please see below. Join us if you can!

Today in a week (28.05, 16/17h, Central-European/Finnish time), Derek Turner will give the talk “Narrative Explanation as Aesthetic Scaffolding” in our joint research seminar over Zoom. For more info and the Zoom link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/na.... All welcome!

Narrative Explanation as Aesthetic Scaffolding

Narrative Explanation as Aesthetic Scaffolding

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Today in two weeks (28.05), Derek Turner (Connecticut College, USA) will give the talk "Narrative Explanation as Aesthetic Scaffolding" in our joint research seminar PHO2. Save the date, and more information soon!

In October, I will host a virtual workshop on current approaches to the theory and philosophy of history. The idea is to discuss various approaches to the field and its methodological and metaphilosophical commitments. CFP linked. #philsky #philsci #philhist philevents.org/event/show/1...

Understanding Current Approaches to the Theory and Philosophy of History

“Theory and philosophy of history” is a contested label for a loosely connected set of research agendas about history (in the sense of our more or less systematic ways of studying the huma...

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New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Is Historiography a Science?" that Vasso Kindi gave in our joint research seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hwq.... Happy watching!

Vasso Kindi "Is Historiography a Science?"

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A friendly reminder: Tomorrow (07.05, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Vasso Kindi will give the talk "Is Historiography a Science?" in our joint research seminar. For the abstract and Zoom link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/hi.... All welcome!

Is Historiography a Science?

Is Historiography a Science?

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Today in a week (7.05, 16/17h Central European/Finnish time), Vasso Kindi (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) will give the talk in "Is Historiography a Science?" in our joint research seminar. For the abstract and Zoom link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/hi.... All welcome!

Is Historiography a Science?

Is Historiography a Science?

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We are happy to announce that we have obtained a Visegrad Fund Grant for the project "What Can be Learned from History: Philosophical Reflections from Central Europe". The grant will allow us to hold two workshops and one summer school until the end of next year. Stay tuned for more information!

In about two weeks (7.05), our joint research seminar will continue with Vasso Kindi (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) speaking on "Is Historiography a Science?". Save the date, and more information soon!

New video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Truthmakers for Historiographic Counterfactuals" that Michael Woundy gave in our research seminar back here: youtu.be/xBtgn4YYGeA?.... Happy watching!

Michael Woundy "Truthmakers for Historiographic Counterfactuals"

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Tomorrow (16.04, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Michael Woundy will give the talk "Truthmakers for Historiographic Counterfactuals" in our joint research seminar PHO2. For the abstract and Zoom link, please see here: www.oulu.fi/en/events/tr... All welcome!

Truthmakers for Historiographic Counterfactuals

Truthmakers for Historiographic Counterfactuals

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