Enno Fischer
@ennofischer.bsky.social
Philosopher of Science | JProf at TU Dresden | ennofischer.weebly.com
How do we establish reliable medical knowledge in the age of AI, big data, and evidence-based medicine? Looking forward to The Epistemology of Medicine workshop (25–26 June, Munich), bringing together philosophers, statisticians, and medical researchers for two days of interdisciplinary discussion.
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New article- open access: The pursuitworthiness of chemical experimentation. This is very different from what I have written so far. Special thanks to @ennofischer.bsky.social & @alejandrofabregastejeda.com for encouraging me to think about this- I learned a lot! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The pursuitworthiness of chemical experimentation - European Journal for Philosophy of Science
Chemistry is an experimental science. One cannot learn nor practice chemistry without conducting experiments and spending some time in a laboratory. To appreciate this, I employ the concept of pursuit...
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An der @tudresden.bsky.social ist im Institut für Philosophie zum 01.10.2026 eine Stelle als wiss. Mitarbeiterin bzw. Mitarbeiter (m/w/d) *unbefristet* zu besetzen. Hier ist die Ausschreibung: www.verw.tu-dresden.de/StellAus/ste... tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/iphil
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An experiment can be pursuitworthy, even if its main target outcome seems unlikely. My new paper, analyzes “no-lose arguments”: arguments for experiments in which every plausible outcome advances science. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philphysics #HPS #physics #philsky
No-lose arguments and the pursuitworthiness of experiments - Synthese
No-lose arguments state that—no matter what the result of an experiment will be—there will be a relevant epistemic gain if the experiment is performed. Here I provide an analysis of such arguments, lo...
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We have a great interdisciplinary MA program at TU Berlin! Check it out and spread the word! #philosophie #geschichte #literatur #studieren #Berlin Theory and History of Science and Technology (MA-TGWT) www.tu.berlin/en/hpstl/stu...
Study Theory and History of Science and Technology at TU Berlin!
Science and Technology through the lens of Philosophy, History and Literature
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This 📄 belongs to the TC on the pursuitworthiness of experiments I am currently co-editing with @ennofischer.bsky.social and is the eleventh contribution showcasing perspectives from different natural and social sciences on how experimental research is assessed: link.springer.com/collections/...
The Pursuitworthiness of Experiments Across the Sciences
The concept of pursuitworthiness has garnered considerable attention in the philosophy of science in recent years. However, philosophical reflections on the ...
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How would #psychology look through the lens of @michelamassimi.bsky.social's Perspectival Realism? In her new paper, Suilin Lavelle defends the pursuit of Majority World psychological frameworks and experiments beyond WEIRD biases 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky #psysky #cogsci
It is publication day for The Organism-Environment Pairing (@mitpress.bsky.social)! This 📗 has been deeply formative for me as a scholar, and it owes so much to so many wonderful people. I truly hope it finds many readers! mitpress.mit.edu/978026205282... #booksky #philsci #histsci #philsky #evosky
Interested in herbaria, plants and digitization? Come work with us! 3 PhD & Postdoc Positions in History & Phil. of Biology & Digital Humanities! #ERC Project BOTLEG; @ruhr-uni-bochum.de! Deadline: 25 May '26 #HistSci #PhilSci #HPBio #EnvHist #DigitalHumanities #AcademicSky #PhDSky Details below 👇
If you are planning to attend, the registration is open. We @hpscambridge.bsky.social are pouring our hearts into this conference and it will be amazing. Even though my own submission was not accepted! #philsci #philsky #hps #metascience
Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice 2026 Conference | SPSP Cambridge 2026
The Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice 2026 Conference at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge
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This is the tenth article from the topical collection that Enno Fischer (@ennofischer.bsky.social) and I are editing for EJPS. Take this chance to browse the other papers that have been published and stay in the loop for the remaining additions to the collection! 👇 link.springer.com/collections/...
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Unconventional experiments that later redefine what counts as 'pursuitworthy' are excluded by strict standards. Szymon Miłkoś suggests that we need “transformative” standards: judge risky research by how well it turns intuitions into shareable norms 📄👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPS #philsci
This is the ninth article to appear in the topical collection that @ennofischer.bsky.social and I are editing on the pursuitworthiness of experiments across a wide range of sciences: link.springer.com/collections/... More exciting papers are forthcoming, so watch this space!
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Big Biology strains common accounts of pursuitworthiness. @parvathi.bsky.social & Arrabito argue that these projects blend inquiry, infrastructure development & community platforms and propose a new framework to capture how scientists assess their value👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPBio #HPS
In their new 📄, van Panhuys and Jadreškić argue that technical review in high-energy physics functions as a collective mechanism for managing epistemic risk. They show how deliberation over non-epistemic values shapes experimental pursuitworthiness 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS
This is the eighth article published in the TC on the pursuitworthiness of experiments across different scientific disciplines that @ennofischer.bsky.social & I are assembling for EJPS. Check out the other available papers and stay tuned for upcoming contributions! link.springer.com/collections/...
The Pursuitworthiness of Experiments Across the Sciences
The concept of pursuitworthiness has garnered considerable attention in the philosophy of science in recent years. However, philosophical reflections on the ...
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Can lab experiments help settle real-world death cases? In our new paper, we look at experimental asphyxiation studies at the center of debates on deaths in custody.👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky #HPS
Studying asphyxiation in the lab: the role of experimental evidence in cause-of-death inquiry - History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Like most scientific and medical disciplines, forensic medicine employs evidence from experimental studies. Yet, unlike most disciplines, forensic medicine is primarily interested in the post-hoc eval...
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This is the sixth article from the TC that @ennofischer.bsky.social & I are editing for EJPS and it's a special one. Enno sets the stage for the other contributions by showing why the pursuitworthiness of experiments merits philosophical reflection in its own right. link.springer.com/collections/...
The Pursuitworthiness of Experiments Across the Sciences
The concept of pursuitworthiness has garnered considerable attention in the philosophy of science in recent years. However, philosophical reflections on the ...
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How to decide whether to pursue an experiment? @ennofischer.bsky.social articulates the "context of pursuit" for experiments, in which facilities, research questions, expected gain & feasibility help determine what experiments are worth doing👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #philsky #HPS
New paper, the first of 2026, and it's a big one! 📗Evidence-based medicine and the promises and limits of digital health and wearable technology, out in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #philsky #philsci #histsci
Evidence-based medicine and the promises and limits of digital health and wearable technology
New approaches to biomedical evidence are emerging in relation to innovative technologies and data sources. These include digital health, which promis…
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This is the fifth article from the TC that @ennofischer.bsky.social & I are currently editing for the EJPS! A critical mass of papers is accruing, and we still have fantastic theoretical contributions and case studies from a range of sciences in the pipeline! link.springer.com/collections/...
The Pursuitworthiness of Experiments Across the Sciences
The concept of pursuitworthiness has garnered considerable attention in the philosophy of science in recent years. However, philosophical reflections on the ...
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In her latest 📃, HyeJeong Han argues that in regulatory science (e.g., 💊 regulation), economic considerations shape decisions to halt experimentation. She shows how costs become integrated into evidential standards & impact institutionalized judgments👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS
This is the fourth article published in the Topical Collection that @ennofischer.bsky.social and I are editing for EJPS: "The Pursuitworthiness of Experiments Across the Sciences" (link.springer.com/collections/...). More exciting articles are coming soon—don’t miss what’s next! #philsci #histsci
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In his latest paper, Jamie Shaw discusses the pursuitworthiness of different types of Big Science—normal, revolutionary & socially oriented—with attention to funding allocation mechanisms, risks, benefits, pluralism & social responsibility 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPS #metasci #philsky
This paper is the third contribution to the TC @ennofischer.bsky.social and I are editing for EJPS: link.springer.com/collections/... So far articles covering high-energy physics, neurolinguistics & sex-related biomedical research have been published! Stay tuned—more exciting pieces are on the way!
The Pursuitworthiness of Experiments Across the Sciences
The concept of pursuitworthiness has garnered considerable attention in the philosophy of science in recent years. However, philosophical reflections on the ...
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In her new 📃, Marina DiMarco analyzes the NIH’s Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) policy in the context of exploratory inquiry & confirmatory experimentation, arguing that it offers important reflections on pursuitworthiness judgments 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPbio #HPS
This paper is the second addition to the TC @ennofischer.bsky.social & I are editing for EJPS: link.springer.com/collections/... Stay posted for more exciting articles in the pipeline covering pursuitworthiness criteria across the sciences and general theoretical pieces reflecting on these issues!
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What makes a neurolinguistics experiment worth pursuing? Nevia Dolcini & colleagues propose two axes of pursuitworthiness standing in an asymmetric relationship: methodological (thresholds for epistemic adequacy) & pragmatic (contextual priorities) 👇📃 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsci #HPS
Apply to join a team of wonderful colleagues at Philosophy at TU Dresden. I am advertising a 2-year PostDoc position in philosophy of science/philosophy of physics as part of the DFG project 'Progress through Principles', deadline 03.11.2025. Details: tinyurl.com/493dffby #philsci #philsky
