The Centre for Philosophical Studies of History, based at Uni Oulu, promotes the philosophical study of history and historiography. https://www.oulu.fi/en/university/faculties-and-units/faculty-humanities/centre-for-philosophical-studies-historyhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3ml63y2dths2jA friendly reminder: Tomorrow (07.05, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Vasso Kindi will give the talk "Is Historiography a Science?" in our joint research seminar. For the abstract and Zoom link, please see here: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/historiography-science. All welcome!06 May 2026 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml63y2dths2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mk7yyx3pjc23In about two weeks (7.05), our joint research seminar will continue with Vasso Kindi (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) speaking on "Is Historiography a Science?". Save the date, and more information soon!24 Apr 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7yyx3pjc23https://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mjodkyykfk2iNew video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Truthmakers for Historiographic Counterfactuals" that Michael Woundy gave in our research seminar back here: https://youtu.be/xBtgn4YYGeA?si=twqMLfKIa2LoJZns. Happy watching!17 Apr 2026 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjodkyykfk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mjjkp2c7qk2uTomorrow (16.04, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Michael Woundy will give the talk "Truthmakers for Historiographic Counterfactuals" in our joint research seminar PHO2. For the abstract and Zoom link, please see here: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/truthmakers-for-historiographic-counterfactuals All welcome!15 Apr 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjkp2c7qk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mj27rva7hc26Today in a week (16.04), Michael Woundy will give the talk "Truthmakers for Historiographic Counterfactuals" in our joint research seminar PHO2. For the abstract and Zoom link, please see here: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/truthmakers-for-historiographic-counterfactuals. All welcome!09 Apr 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj27rva7hc26https://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3miiyrwnric2kOur joint research seminar PHO2 will continue today in 2 weeks (16.04) with Michael Woundy (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminar, USA) speaking about "Truthmakers for Historiographic Counterfactuals". Save the date, and more information soon!02 Apr 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiyrwnric2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mhzpzybfd22aNew video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "The Historiography of the Former Soviet Bloc: Historians’ parallel concerns with the totalitarianism framework and their varied normative commitments" that Manuela Ungureanu gave in our joint research seminar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2wpis6b18.27 Mar 2026 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzpzybfd22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mhuuiusy6k2vTomorrow (26.03, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), M. Ungureanu will give the talk "The Historiography of the Former Soviet Bloc: Historians’ parallel concerns with the totalitarianism framework and their varied normative commitments". More info and the Zoom link: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/historiography-former-soviet-bloc-historians-parallel-concerns-totalitarianism-framework-and-their25 Mar 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuuiusy6k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mhfs3elunc27Our joint research seminar continues today in a week,. Please note that the talk will take place at 16 Central European and 17h Finnish time. All welcome! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfs3elunc27https://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mgu2pqafwc2qToday in two week (26.03), our joint research seminar PHO2 will continue with Manuela Ungureanu speaking on "The Historiography of the Former Soviet Bloc: Historians’ parallel concerns with the totalitarianism framework and their varied normative commitments". Save the date and more info soon!12 Mar 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu2pqafwc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mg2xw5tksk2jWe proudly present the spring edition of PHO2, our joint research seminar with @centrephilohistory.bsky.social. The seminar will run from March to June with five events in total. For more information, please see below. Save the dates, and come and join us to discuss some philosophy of history!02 Mar 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2xw5tksk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mdurdxud5s2cNew video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do" that Herman Paul gave in our joint research seminar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F1Saj15Hy8. Happy watching!02 Feb 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdurdxud5s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mdhwdl2pfs2sTomorrow (29.01, 16h/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Herman Paul will give the talk "The Return of Truth in an Age of Post-Truth: What Historical Theorists Can Do" in our joint research seminar. For more info and the Zoom link, please see here: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/return-truth-age-post-truth-what-historical-theorists-can-do. All welcome!28 Jan 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhwdl2pfs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mcyr3dvdns2lNext week in our joint research seminar! (Please note that the title has changed since our last announcement.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcyr3dvdns2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mchfma3c6s2jToday in two weeks (29.01), Herman Paul (Leiden University, The Netherlands) will give the talk "Epistemic Success in Historical Studies: Truth, Truthfulness, and 'Truer Than'" in our joined research seminar PHO2. Save the date, and more information to follow soon!15 Jan 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchfma3c6s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mc7lfttnks2mThe director of the Centre Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen will also be a keynote at the conference "On Plurality and Relativism in Contemporary Philosophy". The deadline for submission is today in a week. More information below. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2026 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7lfttnks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3mad5l6cnqc2nNew video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification" that Fons Dewulf gave in our joint research seminar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7acshVpHyUk. Happy watching and holidays, everyone!19 Dec 2025 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mad5l6cnqc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3ma6665nwc22jTomorrow (18.12, 13/14h, Central European/Finnish time), Fons Dewulf will give the talk "Reading in Historiography and Iterative Measurement: Atheism, Forgery, Cannibalism and Deification" in our joint research seminar. For the Zoom link and the abstract, please see: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/reading-historiography-and-iterative-measurement-atheism-forgery-cannibalism-and-deification.17 Dec 2025 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6665nwc22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3m7hlbcvg4c2xNew video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" that Ephraim Wallach gave in our joint research seminar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09mbQoIcG40. Happy watching!08 Dec 2025 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hlbcvg4c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3m6vwbbvo2k2iA friendly reminder: Tomorrow (2.12, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Ephraim Wallach will give the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" in our joint research seminar PHO2. See here for information and the Zoom link: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/real-two-remarks-realism-past. All welcome!01 Dec 2025 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vwbbvo2k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3m6gv33huzs2wToday in a week (2.12, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), Ephraim Wallach will give the talk "Is This Real? Two Remarks on the Realism of the Past" in our joint research seminar PHO2. For more information and the Zoom link, please see here: https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/real-two-remarks-realism-past. All welcome! https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/real-two-remarks-realism-past?fbclid=IwY2xjawOSQqRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFNNjRDSnI0ME02YTYwVzBnc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkI2JANsNgh9nhYFiLgBzvh74-Cr5638RNDoY1yYWAKdDdsodEbiPOM7ZcWT_aem_xgTPKFmWlscYtUCiCaND6A25 Nov 2025 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6gv33huzs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3m65cwojxs22wThe next talk in our joint research seminar will take place on December 2. Save the date, and more info below! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65cwojxs22whttps://bsky.app/profile/cpshoulu.bsky.social/post/3m5l3spsgtc2bNew video on our Youtube channel! Watch the talk "Existential Historicism: The Rise and Fall of a Sense-Making Framework" that @hhenriikka.bsky.social gave two weeks ago in our joint research seminar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVZPBG__-Fc. Happy watching!14 Nov 2025 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:l6r6wjrtj2m76winztak2urz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5l3spsgtc2b