Katie Kendig

@katiekendig.bsky.social

Philosophy & history of science, especially of classification• agriculture• synthetic biology• ethnobiology. Associate Professor, Michigan State University•runner•gastronaut

Interested in Philosophy of Environment, Agriculture, or Technology? Check out the CfP for the 2026 Michigan State Univ. Grad Conference, “Environment, Science, and Society” Submit your abstract via Google Forms by Jan. 9, 2026. Additional inquiries? All email: msuphilosophyconferences@gmail.com

Michigan State Grad Phil. Conference "Environment, Science, and Society" with keynote Christopher Preston! Submit your abstract via Google Forms by Jan. 9, 2026. Additional inquiries may be directed to msuphilosophyconferences@gmail.com

Great news! This year, together with my colleagues Paul Hasselkuß and Alexander Christian, I am organising a summer school on P3: Pluralism, Pragmatism, Perspectivism HHU Summer School, 15th ‑ 19th September 2025 Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany p3-summerschool.netlify.app

Pluralism, Pragmatism, Perspectivism

Summerschool exploring three recent approaches for engaging with the post-positivist legacy in philosophy of science. 15th -- 19th September 2025, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany.

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So excited our The Social Epistemology of Engineered Agricultural Ecologies is out now & Open Access: link.springer.com/book/9783032... With new contributions from Rachel Ankeny, Wyatt Galusky, Christopher Henke, Catherine Kendig, Christopher Preston, Per Sandin, Theresa Selfa & Paul Thompson

The Social Epistemology of Engineered Agricultural Ecologies

This open access collection of interdisciplinary essays discusses philosophical,social implications of biotechnologies,methods,tools used in agriculture.

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David Ludwig & Charbel N. El-Hani share a novel community-based philosophy that centers collaborations with local communities & empirical researchers in their "Transformative Transdisciplinarity: An Introduction to Community-Based Philosophy". OA with OUP: academic.oup.com/book/60871 #ISHPSSB2025

Transformative Transdisciplinarity: An Introduction to Community-Based Philosophy

Abstract. In the face of planetary crises, from biodiversity loss to climate change to food security, transdisciplinarity promises more effective and just

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Announcing the Malcolm X Centennial Conference at Michigan State University, hosted by our amazing graduate students in the Dept. of Philosophy. Submissions open now!! Details below.

Malcolm X Centennial Conference announcement at Michigan State University, hosted by graduate students in the Department of Philosophy