Enno Fischer

Is supersymmetry a promising theory? Here is a philosophical analysis of naturalness arguments for #SUSY showing that some of these arguments have been problematically overstated from the start. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

What makes a particular scientific experiment 'pursuitworthy'? @_EnnoFischer and I are very excited to edit a topical collection on this issue for @EuroJPS. Get in touch with us if you are interested & please help us spread the word! Full CfP 📢👇tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/iphil… #philsci

Join a team of wonderful colleagues at Philosophy @tudresden, @GSW_TUDresden! I am advertising a 3-year PhD position in philosophy of science, deadline 28.06.2024. For details see the official job ad: tinyurl.com/24rwtdsy

"Excited Delirium Syndrome" is a problematic diagnosis when applied to deaths in contexts of police violence. In this new paper @JukolaSaana and I analyze the epistemic conditions of forensic medicine that make the diagnosis so problematic: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The driver failed to brake, but the brakes were broken anyway. What’s the cause of the accident? See my new article in @EuroJPS for a discussion of the heuristic roles that causal models can play for solving such legal cases with complex causal structure. doi.org/10.1007/s13194…

Is supersymmetry a promising theory? Here is a philosophical analysis of naturalness arguments for #SUSY showing that some of these arguments have been problematically overstated from the start. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Before 2023 ends, explore the December issue of JGPS! An obituary for Laudan, the dispute on scientific realism, quantum jumps, categorical monism, evo. perspectives on cooperation, functional approaches to causation, modal empiricism & more #philsci! 👇📢link.springer.com/journal/10838/…

"We get this instinct that true science must start from a firm foundation. Time and again that's what I see NOT happening in the practice of science. We start from where we stand. The foundation is never indubitable, it's provisional" Hasok Chang out now! thehpspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2180146/141399…

@_abstractivist_ Congratulations, Bobby!

High time to make it Twitter-official (X-official?): I'm happy to share that, as of Oct, I've started as a postdoc at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto, where I'll work on my project 'Practices of Mathematization'.

Große Ehre für zwei Experten in der Wissenschaftsphilosophie und ein Studierendenteam der #LUH: Prof. Dr. Mathias Frisch und Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt sowie das Projekt Glücksklee freuen sich über den Wissenschaftspreis Niedersachsen 2023. uni-hannover.de/de/universitae…

Are you looking for a PhD/Postdoc in #HPS on microbes and race? Apply and join my VIDI research group "Microbiome research and race in the Local South" (@NWOFunding @nwo) and work in wonderful @UniUtrecht (@UtrechtHPS). Deadlines: Nov. 6th! Links below👇

@DAGophile If we understand causal concepts as tools, we should be pluralists about such concepts because they have partially diverging purposes (identifying intervention targets, assigning responsibility). link.springer.com/article/10.100…

I'm contemplating writing a paper called "structural causal monism", arguing that graphical analysis of causation + scientific practice does not support causal pluralism. What's *your* favorite article defending causal pluralism?

Apply for our MA in History, Philosophy, and Culture of Science (HPS+) @ruhrunibochum. Deadline 15.09! hpsplus.org

A new #openaccess book review has been published @JGenPhilSci! @_EnnoFischer (@ruhrunibochum) discusses James Woodward's functional approach to causation that integrates descriptive & normative aspects. What do we want from causal reasoning? link.springer.com/article/10.100… #philsci

Can we improve causal concepts? I argue that the concept of actual causation is a multi-purpose tool. We use it for selecting interventions and for ascribing responsibility. Improving the concept for one purpose may have bad consequences for the other. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Day 2 of #EES2022! We are very excited to keep on discussing ethics and epistemology of science with all these researchers 💯#philosophyofscience #philsci #GRK2073 @UBI_Philosophy

Apply for our Master programme in History, Philosophy and Culture of Science (HPS+) @ruhrunibochum. Deadline 15.09.2022! hpsplus.org

Check out our new HPS+ course program for the coming winter term including 60+ classes from 8 different faculties! hpsplus.org/_files/ugd/70b…

📆 One month until #EES2022: Our Conference on Engaging Ethics and Epistemology of Science will take place on 29-30 Sept in Hannover 📢 Abstracts for all talks are now online at grk2073.org/eesconference #philosophyofscience #philsci #GRK2073 @UBI_Philosophy

Lecturing together with @lucieawhite at the Summer School on "Values in Science" @UniUtrecht has been such a wonderful experience. Many thanks to @AbigailNievesD and Jan Baedke (@RotoRub) for a superbly organized school!