Catherine Herfeld
@cherfeld.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy and History of Economics at Leibniz University Hannover; ERC project (2023-29) on MODEL TRANSFER in Science (#ERCStGr; @ERC_research), co-editor-in-chief of EJPS and of JHET.
The chapter “Model Transfer as a Case of Interdisciplinary Research in Science” by @cherfeld.bsky.social and Edoardo Peruzzi, published in the Ethics of the Sciences collection, is now available online! It sketches a taxonomy of modification procedures that enable cross-domain model transfer.
A special issue of EJHET on Varieties of doing History of Economic Thought features an article by our team members Catherine Herfeld @cherfeld.bsky.social and Edoardo Peruzzi, accompanied by a commentary by Dorian Jullien. See the link below: #FrontierResearch #ERCStG #ModelTransfer @erc.europa.eu
Murat Bakeev's article, "Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards, and Methodological Embedding," has been published in Philosophy of Science as FirstView! You can read it open access via the link below. #FrontierResearch #ERCStG #ModelTransfer @erc.europa.eu
Check out the chapter by @cherfeld.bsky.social and Malte Doehne on Empirical Network Analysis as a Method in Philosophy of Science, now turned open-access!
Adrian Currie@adrian-currie.bsky.social · 3w agoMethods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide, edited by the inestimable @phieveigl.bsky.social (and me!), has 27 chapters from super-cool philosophers of science explaining how they do their thing, and is now open access! Our baby is free! #philsci direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
Edoardo’s pictures from his last conference trip in Helsinki. He presented at ENPOSS 2026 joint work with @cherfeld.bsky.social and Malte Doehne on Sleeping Beauties and Model Transfer. He also joined the event for celebrating the TINT Centre for Philosophy of Social Science.
A new book of interviews about rational choice is out, edited by the brillilant philosopher of science Catherine Herfeld (her site is here catherineherfeld.weebly.com). Was thrilled to be included short synopsis res.org.uk/wp-content/u...
If 'Conversations on Rational Choice' is on your radar, why not review it? The book brings philosophers and social scientists into dialogue on how rational choice theory works—and where it falls short. Don’t be shy! Drop us a line: pir@uvic.ca #Philosophy #BookReview
New on the Archive: Herfeld, Catherine and Peruzzi, Edoardo (2026) Model Transfer as a Case of Interdisciplinary Research in Science. https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/29319/
Academia was so much better before Woke. Sure, David Hume was never able to secure an academic job because he might have been an atheist. But at least no one made him use the singular "they"
A new contribution by our postdoc Edoardo Peruzzi has just appeared in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Competition Law: a short entry on "Competition"! In the entry, he discusses the role of competition in contemporary policy and how its meaning has evolved in the history of economics.
The Seventh AIP Early-Career Conference for Historians of the Physical Sciences will take place in Toronto, Canada, June 21-25, 2027. Supplementary travel funding provided. The call for submissions is now open and closes November 15. Details here: www.aip.org/history/earl...
Looking forward to Uljana’s keynote and what looks to be a fantastic conference! Hard choices to be made regarding the parallel sessions.
Uljana Feest@ufeest.bsky.social · 3mo agoHeading to Cambridge today: spspcambridge2026.com/program #spsp #philsci #hps
Murat Bakeev's paper "Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards and Methodological Embedding" has been accepted for publication in Philosophy of Science. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30452/
Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards and Methodological Embedding - PhilSci-Archive
Bakeev, Murat (2026) Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards and Methodological Embedding. [Preprint]
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I am in absolute shock to read this. Luke was a wonderful colleague when we were postdocs at the MCMP together. He helped me a great deal to navigate the academic world with his kindness and patience. I am sending my condolences to his loved ones.
Justin Weinberg@dailynous.com · 3mo agoLuke Fenton-Glynn, a philosopher at Monash University, and before that, University College London, has died.
Thanks a lot to Philippe van Basshuysen and his team for the invitation and the great questions!
MODEL TRANSFER ERC Project@modeltransfer.bsky.social · 3mo agoOur PI, Catherine Herfeld @cherfeld.bsky.social, presented today at the colloquium of our LUH friends from CELLS @mapsproject.bsky.social, on "Awakening Sleeping Beauties in Economics: The Role of Model Transfer." Thank you for the great questions! #ModelTransfer #FrontierResearch #ERCStG
A new blog post about my book Conversations on Rational Choice: cambridgeblog.org/2026/07/conv...
Returning from a visit to Düsseldorf. We had an engaged discussion with PPE students about my book Conversations on Rational Choice and abt our paper on Model Transfer as Model Construction in the Colloquium. Excited about the future of PPE in Germany @modeltransfer.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
Katja Rost was a fearless and incredibly engaged researcher and colleague; my condolences go to her family and loved ones, her friends, and her colleagues!
Die Professorin der Universität Zürich starb am Samstag im Alter von 50 Jahren nach langer Krankheit. https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/soziologieprofessorin-soziologin-katja-rost-im-alter-von-50-jahren-verstorben
The new issue of EJHET includes great reviews of 📚 on postwar economics in Germany, the USA, and beyond, with a focus on Keynesianism, management, and rational choice www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/3... @dnientiedt.bsky.social @dasmith.bsky.social @cherfeld.bsky.social
The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
Volume 33, Issue 3 of The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
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Our editorial intro as new co-editors in chief of JHET is out. We elaborate on our editorial vision, how we think of contributions to HET as engagements in an ongoing conversation, on reaching out to neighboring fields, and on our goal to recognize and deal with challenges AI poses. Link 👇
We will now work and collaborate together with all fields studying, reflecting on and critically discussing science and its relation to society at Leibniz University Hannover. We cannot wait to finally move into our new offices. Thanks to Eva Barlösius and all the people who made this happen!
MODEL TRANSFER ERC Project@modeltransfer.bsky.social · 4mo agoOur poster at the Inaugural Conference of the #ForumWissenschaftsreflexion! In this new research building at Leibniz University Hannover, researchers from the humanities and social sciences will conduct joint research on science and higher education. #ModelTransfer #FrontierResearch #ERCStG
Here are some photos of @belewollesen.bsky.social presenting at the Market Design Workshop at Radboud University! The title of her presentation was “Manipulability in Collective Decision Mechanisms: What Is Wrong with It and Why Does It Matter?” #FrontierResearch #ERCStG #ModelTransfer
Dr. Malte Doehne and Prof. Dr. Katja Rost examine how favoritism in political appointments can be reduced through institutional design. Using historical data from 18th‑century Basel, the authors show that family ties strongly influenced access to political office under normal conditions. Howev...
«Qualified lotteries can neutralize conflicts of interest in the appointment of individuals to positions of power» by Malte Doehne and Katja Rost
Dr. Malte Doehne and Prof. Dr. Katja Rost examine how favoritism in political appointments can be reduced through institutional design. Using historical data from 18th‑century Basel, the authors show that family ties strongly influenced access to political office under normal conditions. Howev...
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Our PI @cherfeld.bsky.social joins this wonderful event as a lecturer! On June 10, she will give a talk entitled "Awakening Sleeping Beauties in Economics: The Role of Model Transfer." #ModelTransfer #ERCStG #FrontierResearch
DiECO, Insubria University@dieco.uninsubria.it · 4mo agoThe 4th Lake Como Summer School in Philosophy of Economics starts today 📍 Villa del Grumello 📅 8–12 June 2026 🔗 phileco4.lakecomoschool.org
Edoardo Peruzzi's paper “Progress in Model-Based Sciences: Reframing the Relationship Between Horizontal and Vertical Progress in Economics,” has been accepted for publication in the Philosophy of Science: PSA 2026 Contributed Paper Proceedings. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/29...
Progress in Model-Based Sciences:Reframing the Relationship Between Horizontal and Vertical Progress in Economics - PhilSci-Archive
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Honoured to be part of the 4th Como Summer School in Phil of Econ organized and supported by INEM. Great location, wonderful talks, engaged student discussion, perfect organisation, fun social program! Highly recommended for any graduate student in history, methodology and philosophy of economics.
DiECO, Insubria University@dieco.uninsubria.it · 4mo agoThe 4th Lake Como Summer School in Philosophy of Economics starts today 📍 Villa del Grumello 📅 8–12 June 2026 🔗 phileco4.lakecomoschool.org
🙏 The first book review on Conversations in Rational Choice in EJHET is out, written by Camilla Colombo, a moral philosopher and decision theorist at RWTH Aachen. Here it is: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.....
Conversations on rational choice
Published in The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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1/n Verena Halsmayer giving the Blanqui lecture on the history of the Solow model, based on her wonderful book www.cambridge.org/core/books/m... #eshethes2026 Key insights:
