What if truth isn’t universal but local? My latest IAI piece explores how effective field theories reshape our views of science, explanation, and realism. 🧵 #EffectiveFieldTheory #SciencePhilosophy #Reductionism #Emergence #Realism #EFTs #IAI.

🔭 Workshop at LMU Munich on May 16: Reduction and Emergence in Physics and Cosmology. With George Ellis + LMU speakers on spacetime, cosmology & fundamentality. Hosted by CAS LMU. Details: #Philosophy #Physics.

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Roman Frigg and I have revised our entry on Models in Science for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It is now online.

Great news from the QS World University Ranking. Just like last year LMU Munich is ranked 6th worldwide in philosophy.

The concepts of computation and information are becoming increasingly important. A special issue of Entropy entitled “Information-Theoretic Concepts in Physics”, co-edited with Michael Cuffaro, provides an overview and might be of interest to some of you.

Great news from my faculty: Andrew Stephenson has accepted the offer of a professorship in the history of 19th and 20th century philosophy at LMU Munich. This will consolidate our research strength in the philosophy of Kant (and related topics).

I am delighted to share the news that Hannes Leitgeb has been awarded the Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation. This is the most important and prestigious research prize in Germany and Hannes has more than earned it.

Thanks to Alan Love and Sander Verhaegh for organizing a wonderful conference on the past, present and future of philosophy of science at the University of Minnesota. Today we talk about the future.

Are you interested in formal epistemology, social epistemology and agent-based modeling and would you like to join the MCMP as a postdoc? Then this postdoc position within our project ‘Argumentation in a Social Context’ might be of interest to you.

Good news! My colleague Sebastien Rivat has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for his project ‘The Scaling Revolution in Physics: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives’. Congratulations, Sebastien!

RT @SilviaMilano1: @SvenNyholm @NatMachIntell @LMU_MCMP @UniExeterIDSAI @SabinaLeonelli @StephanHartma14 @sethlazar @IasonGabriel.

Last Friday, Prof. Wolfgang Spohn (Konstanz) received an honorary doctorate from LMU Munich for his outstanding contributions to various areas of philosophy. He was also instrumental in setting up the MCMP and has always helped us when we needed him. Thank you, Wolfgang!

RT @LMU_MCMP: Newly published: "The Open Systems View", by Michael Cuffaro (@CuffaroMichael) and Stephan Hartmann (@StephanHartma14), Philo….

My new colleague Prof. Alyssa Ney is looking for an assistant professor specialising in the history of metaphysics and natural philosophy for her Chair of Metaphysics.

You may not think all university rankings are serious, but a ranking in which we (LMU Philosophy) come in 6th place worldwide can't be that bad.

I am pleased to announce that Alyssa Ney (currently at UC Davis) will join our faculty at LMU Munich as Chair of Metaphysics starting July 1, 2024.

Would you like to join the MCMP? We are currently looking for two postdocs for 2 years each. The application deadline is April 5. Further information can be found here:

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RT @Jon_Williamson_: Sadly, @UniKent has announced plans to axe a number of smaller departments, including philosophy. We perform well on a….

We are hiring! Are you interested in formal epistemology, agent-based modeling and the philosophy of medicine? Then this 3-year postdoc position at the MCMP at LMU Munich might be of interest to you.