XXXII Baltic Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science

Preliminary Programme
Riga, June 10–12, 2026

Wednesday, June 10 — Opening Day

📍 Latvian Academy of Sciences (Akadēmijas laukums 1)

15:00–16:00 Registration
16:00–16:30 Opening

16:30–17:15 Keynote
A Philosopher’s Travels or a Traveler’s Philosophy? On the Globetrotting and Knowledge-Making of Hermann Graf Keyserling
Jost Eickmeyer (Schleswig-Holstein State Library)

17:15–18:00 Guided tour
Stalinist Architecture: The Latvian Academy of Sciences High-Rise
Mārtiņš Mintaurs (University of Latvia)

18:00–20:00 Welcome reception

Thursday, June 11 — Conference Sessions

📍 RSU Anatomy Museum (Kronvalda bulvāris 9)
📍 Evening event: National Library of Latvia (Mūkusalas iela 3)

Coffee breaks included; lunch at participants’ own expense (recommendations provided)

09:00–10:30 Session 1
11:00–12:30 Session 2

13:30–14:15 Keynote
Knowing the Family: Science, Law, and the Governance of Intimacy
Marianna Muravyeva (University of Helsinki)

14:30–16:15 Session 3
16:30–18:00 Session 4

19:00–21:00 Exhibition visit & reception
📍 National Library of Latvia

Friday, June 12 — Parallel Sessions & Closing

📍 RSU Anatomy Museum & RSU Anatomicum (same address)

09:30–10:15 Keynote
From Consciousness Theory to Space Tech: AI as a Scientific Enabler
Karl Johannes Lierfeld (LMU Munich)

11:00–12:30 Parallel Sessions 5 & 6
13:30–15:00 Parallel Sessions 7 & 8

15:15–16:00 BAHPS General Assembly