Anne Sophie Meincke

A lovely review of Henri Bergson's masterwork "Creative Evolution" by @asmeincke.bsky.social, and its relevance to current philosophy of biology

Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
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Thank you!

Great piece! Reveals a lot about the state of contemporary philosophy of biology, and how studying Bergson can help move it forward!

#philosophy 🧪

Creative Evolution, by Henri Bergson A search for the term ‘Bergson’ in the search box provided on the website of this journal reveals a lively debate among eminent anglophone philosophers on

Why should we read Henri Bergson's "Creative Evolution" today? There is more than just one reason, see my extended book review, just published in Mind: academic.oup.com/mind/advance... #Bergson #philosophy #philbio #ProcessPhilosophy #biology #science #HenriBergson

Was kann Philosophie heute leisten? YouTube video by Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften

Was kann Philosophie heute leisten? Eine ganze Menge! Vier Perspektiven - Sozialontologie, Metaphysik (Meincke), Wirtschaftsphilosophie und Angewandte Ethik: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fDK...
Dank an ÖAW-Klassenpräsidentin Prof. Christiane Wendehorst für die Einladung! @oeaw.bsky.social

Congratulations!!! Well done and well deserved!!!

👇Excellent article by Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social, Henry Potter and George Ellis that debunks the pervasive myth of determinism, forthcoming in the Topical Collection in Synthese, which I am guest-editing: link.springer.com/collections/...

Nachhaltigkeit durch Metaphysik: Plädoyer für einen ökologischen Humanismus Warum fällt es uns so schwer, nachhaltig zu leben? Wie könnten wir es doch noch schaffen?

Nachhaltigkeit durch Metaphysik: Plädoyer für einen ökologischen Humanismus

Warum fällt es uns so schwer, nachhaltig zu leben? Wie könnten wir es doch noch schaffen?

Anne Sophie Meincke

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Was kann Philosophie heute leisten? Vier Philosoph:innen ‒ Hans Bernhard Schmid, Anne Sophie Meincke, Julian Reiss und Angela Kallhoff ‒ leuchten die Bedeutung der wissenschaftlichen Philosophie für ein reflektiertes Verständnis…

Heute @17:30 online und vor Ort!
Was kann Philosophie heute leisten?
Drei unserer Forscher:innen – Hans Bernhard Schmid und Angela Kallhoff (beide @univie.ac.at) sowie Julian Reiss @jku.at diskutieren gemeinsam mit Anne Sophie Meincke die Bedeutung wissenschaftlicher Philosophie.

#knowledgecrisis

The problem of free will from the perspective of philosophy Whether our will is free is a question over which generations of philosophers have racked their brains. In this article, philosopher Anne Sophie Meincke explains the puzzling dilemma of free will and ...

Whether our will is free is a question over which generations of philosophers have racked their brains. In this article, philosopher Anne Sophie Meincke explains the puzzling dilemma of free will and argues how biology can contribute to a solution. 🔍
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Bringing diff disciplines together, one article at a time. Happy to hear that some conversations are happening behind the scenes between physicist Brukner & philosopher Meincke because of this piece.

It's why I do what I do. #scicomm

Doğası Gereği Özgür: Özgür İradenin Biyolojik Kökleri – Anne Sophie Meincke | Öncül Analitik Felsefe “Keşke farklı karar vermiş olsaydım.” Hatalı bir karar vermiş olmanın rahatsız edici şüphesi ve çoğu zaman da acı veren idrakini herkes bilir. Felsefe yerine tıp okumuş olsaydım, artık ev kiralamak ye...

Doğası Gereği Özgür: Özgür İradenin Biyolojik Kökleri – Anne Sophie Meincke onculanalitikfelsefe.com/dogasi-gereg...

Anne Sophie Meincke and Al Mele getting ready for their lectures.

Kick-off of the two Distinguished Lectures on "can biology help us defend free will?"

#biology #neuroscience #freewill

Bei Grundlagenforschung kürzen? Keine gute Idee! Kein Geist, kein Sinn. Österreich braucht keine männliche MINT-Monokultur, sondern eine starke und vielfältige Wissenschaft.

Bei #Grundlagenforschung kürzen? Keine gute Idee! so die Philosophin @asmeincke.bsky.social in ihrem Gastkommentar in @diepressecom.bsky.social. Denn Österreich brauche eine starke und vielfältige Wissenschaft.
@fwf-at.bsky.social @oeaw.bsky.social

Bessere Ideen 👉
www.diepresse.com/20152064/bei...

Warum Österreich eine starke und vielfältige Wissenschaft braucht: mein heutiger Artikel "Bei der Grundlagenforschung kürzen? Keine gute Idee!" in @diepressecom.bsky.social. #Wissenschaft #Grundlagenforschung #Österreich #FTIPakt #Geisteswissenschaften #Frauenförderung @ya-oeaw.bsky.social

800 Arbeitsplätze könnten durch Kürzungen bei Forschung wegfallen FWF-Präsident Christof Gattringer befürchtet ein "massiv zurückgehendes Budget" für Grundlagenforschung in Österreich

#FWF Präsident Christof Gattringer befürchtet starke Budgeteinsparungen für #Grundlagenforschung in Österreich: 800 Arbeitsplätze könnten durch Kürzungen wegfallen. Die Unis würden dadurch weiter an Boden bei der Spitzenforschung verlieren.

via @derstandard.at 👉
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Congratulations and welcome to the Young Academy!

You're very welcome and we look forward to future joint activities!

Enjoyed being part of a *packed* final session of @ishpssb2025.bsky.social where we all witnessed @asmeincke.bsky.social make a compelling case to @kevinlala.bsky.social (in the room!) as to why he should explicitly adopt a process ontology for the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis! 🌱🐋

Can Biology Help us Defend Free Will? An Emerging Debate in Philosophy YouTube video by Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften

Do you think (neuro)biology has killed free will? Think again. In our Young Academy Distinguished Lecture on 10 June 2025, hosted by @ya-oeaw.bsky.social, Alfred R. Mele and I argued the opposite. Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHGR... #FreeWill #philosophy #biology #neuroscience

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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.

While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.

This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

@asmeincke.bsky.social following Al Mele, on free will…

I was indeed free to be overexhausted by a child who had not been feeling well, to forego the generous childcare offered by @asmeincke.bsky.social's colleagues, to watch the lecture from one's own home. Thank you for providing this degree of freedom :) #freewill

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Signed up for two academic events that offer on-site childcare. Let's hope that this works out for my <2 year old.

Many thanks to @wobio-ubb.bsky.social & the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Science (esp @asmeincke.bsky.social) for trying.

#IchBinHanna #IchBinReyhan #ExStra #ExitExzellenz

Willensfreiheit – metaphysische Illusion oder biologische Funktion? Wie der freie Wille sich wissenschaftlich verteidigen lässt

Sind wir frei in unserem Wollen, oder sind unsere Entscheidungen durch Gene und Gehirn determiniert?
Warum gerade die Biologie unsere Willensfreiheit nicht untergräbt, erklärt die Philosophin @asmeincke.bsky.social im Standard-Blog der Jungen Akademie. 👇
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How history of philosophy can help us in times of extreme suffering From Cafe Central to the University of Vienna, philosopher Martin Kusch takes us for a walk through Vienna's intellectual scenes. Examining how past philosophers like Wittgenstein worked through issue...

From Café Central to the University of Vienna, philosopher @martinkusch.bsky.social takes us for a walk through Vienna's intellectual scenes. Examining how past #philosophers like Wittgenstein worked through issues of their time, Kusch finds the tools to tackle troubles of our own. ⤵️ #philsky 🗃🧠

Today's the day! Martin Kusch's retirement lecture will take place in person & online at the Main Ceremonial Hall of @univie.ac.at Main Building. Link at the bottom of the article. This piece covers two of the 3 issues he'll address today, in his talk titled "The Road Ahead". #philsky #socialsci