European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA)

Call for Nominations – Steering Committee

04 Oct 2018 17:28 | James Wilson (Administrator)

Elections of the members of the Steering Committee (i.e., its Officers) are organized every two years. To prepare for the next round of elections, we are seeking nominations for the various offices. EPSA members are invited to propose candidates for the roles of

1. Vice-President

2. Treasurer*

3. Steering Committee Officer (3 open positions)

For more information, visit the Steering Committee page.

Call for Venues – EPSA21

14 Sep 2018 17:35 | James Wilson (Administrator)

The European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) calls for proposals for the venue of EPSA21, its eighth conference, to be held in the autumn of 2021. Read the Call for Venues here.

Women's Caucus

17 May 2018 18:32 | James Wilson (Administrator)

We've made some changes to the Women's Caucus page.

There is a new page for our popular Women In Philosophy of Science interview science, pages for literature and societies on women and other under-represented groups in philosophy, and we have added the Caucus's by-laws and minutes.

Royal Society of Edinburgh

08 Mar 2018 14:15 | James Wilson (Administrator)

Delighted to announce Michela Massimi has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Contragulations, Michela!

Read the original press release here.

BPA/SWIP Good Practice Scheme

10 Jan 2018 00:47 | James Wilson (Administrator)

We are pleased to announce our subscription to the British Philosophical Association / Society for Women in Philosophy Good Practice Scheme.

Minutes: Women's Caucus 2017

20 Oct 2017 15:30 | James Wilson (Administrator)

The minutes from the Women's Caucus Meeting at the University of Exeter are now available to read online.

New look website

12 Oct 2017 11:52 | James Wilson (Administrator)

The European Philosophy of Science Association is pleased to announce the relaunch of its website. With changes to navigation and functionality, along with a more modern look and feel, the new website should allow for a much improved user experience.

Changes are ongoing. If you have any suggestions for how we can improve the website, please get in touch.

You can also follow us on Twitter: @EPSA_the

EPSA17: Publication of Conference Papers

09 Oct 2017 18:03 | James Wilson (Administrator)

Following on from the success of EPSA17, we invite speakers to submit an article based on their presentation (contributed paper, symposium, or poster) to the European Journal of Philosophy of Science.

All submitted papers will follow the standard editorial process of the journal; guest editors Adam Toon, David Teira, and Thomas Reydon will manage the refereeing process and editors-in-chief Phyllis Illari and Federica Russo issue final decisions on each paper.

The accepted submissions will appear as regular articles in the EJPS. EPSA17 papers will receive additional promotion via a dedicated site at Springer.com, including free access for a limited time.

Papers should be a maximum of 8000 words and submitted according to the guidelines of the EJPS. Authors should tick the option “EPSA17” when submitting their papers. Please note that, in order to be eligible, you must have presented your paper at the conference. Guest editors will check title and abstract against the EPSA17 conference final programme.

The submission deadline is March 31st, 2018

For further information, please contact the guest editors at epsa17pc@gmail.com.

All the best,

Adam, David & Thomas

New President and Steering Committee

09 Oct 2017 14:24 | James Wilson (Administrator)

We are pleased to announce the new President of the European Philosophy of Science Association is Prof Samir Okasha (University of Bristol, UK). He will serve from 2017 to 2021.

There are also four new Steering Committee members: Maria Kronfeldner (Central European University, Hungary), Elena Castellani (University of Florence, Italy), Anna Alexandrova (University of Cambridge, UK); Jan Sprenger (University of Tilburg, The Netherlands). They will serve from 2017 to 2019.

Michela Massimi wins 2017 Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal

26 Jul 2017 14:18 | Michael Braeustetter

Prof. Michela Massimi (Edinburgh, UK), Vice President of EPSA, won the prestigious 2017 Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal of the Royal Society for her interdisciplinary interests in and communication of modern philosophy and science. Congratulations!