HISTory of Epistemology and Philosophy of Science Working Group (HISTEPS)
HISTEPS brings together scholars from Italy and abroad to explore topics at the intersection of the history of science, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mathematics. Members will meet online monthly to read and discuss primary sources in these fields, as well as to present and critically engage with recent contributions in the secondary literature.
2025/2026 Program
Jan 15 (16:00-17:30) Silke Körber (Independent), Different Shades of ‘Scientific Humanism
Feb 12 (16:00-17 :30) Matteo Collodel (Ca’ Foscari), Against Authority: Political Roots of P. K. Feyerabend’s Epistemology
March 10 (16:00-17:30) Lucie Fabry (Université de Bourgogne), Sophie Roux (ENS Paris), Authors Meet Critics: Bachelardismes et anti-bachelardismes. Controverses épistémologiques des années 1960
HISTEPS is part of the project SCIPLU (Young Researchers PNRR, MSCA2024\_0000054) and is jointly coordinated by Dr. Matteo Vagelli at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and Professor Roberto Gronda at the Department of Civilizations and Forms of Knowledge, University of Pisa.