philosophy of science; analytic philosophy; Czech philosophy; Slovak philosophy; Polish philosophy; Hungarian philosophy

As part of the research project Analytic Philosophy in Visegrad Countries, the Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica is pleased to announce a three-day workshop titled "Visegrad Inspirations in the Philosophy of Science", focusing on the historical and contemporary development of philosophy of science in the Visegrad (V4) countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. V4 countries have a rich tradition in the philosophy and methodology of science, marked by significant contributions of such personalities as Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, Tomasz Bigaj, Ludwik Fleck, Adam Grobler, Wacław Mejbaum, Adam Nowaczyk, Tomasz Placek, Marian Przełęcki, Andrzej Zabłudowski, Leszek Nowak, Jerzy Kmita, Imre Lakatos, Michael Polanyi, Ernest Gellner, Karel Berka, Ladislav Tondl, Pavel Tichý, Jaroslav Peregrin, Igor Hrušovský, Ján Šefránek, Vojtech Filkorn, Václav Černík, Jozef Viceník, or Pavel Cmorej. The workshop aims to highlight and celebrate these contributions as well as ongoing work in philosophy of science done in V4 region, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of theories and methodologies developed in the philosophy of science in the V4 region.