I’m a Belgian philosopher with expertise in history and philosophy of science, philosophy of technology, and 20th-century French philosophy.
I am an Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Technology at Maastricht University.
I am co-founder of the Working Group on Philosophy of Technology (WGPT) and member of the Sarton Centre for History of Science.
Presentation at 3ème mois de l’épistémologie historique – Novembre 2022
Newt Wednesday I will present my work-in-progress paper on “From the Vienna Circle to Dialectica: Rougier, Cavaillès, Gonseth”. The abstract: From the Vienna Circle to Dialectica: Rougier, Cavaillès, Gonseth Historical epistemology has a standard history of itself, tracing its roots back to Gaston Bachelard (or further back in time). It is typically read as an…
Call for Abstracts: Jean Cavaillès and his Intellectual Milieu (KU Leuven, 20-21 January 2023)
In January 2023, I’m co-organizing the following conference on the work of Jean Cavaillès. For more info see also the website. Call for Abstracts Jean Cavaillès and His Intellectual Milieu Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven 20-21 January 2023 The last decade has witnessed a renewed interest in the work of Jean Cavaillès (1903-1944). Cavaillès specialized…
Talk: ‘Towards an Ecology of Technoscience (WGPT, Leuven, 21 September 2022)
I am a co-organizer of the conference on ‘Technology and Politics’, of the Working Group on Philosophy of Technology (WGPT) at the Institute of Philosophy, Leuven. It is a three-day conference, with parallel sessions. Myself, I will present some thoughts on ‘Towards an Ecology of Technoscience’. The abstract is: Technoscience refers to a number of…
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Massimiliano Simons 