Karakas Alexandra
Karakas, Alexandra
Munkahelyek
| Év | Intézmény |
|---|---|
| 2024- | Research Fellow, MTA Lendület Values and Science Research Group, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of Philosophy |
| 2023- | Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| 2021-2023 | Assistant Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| 2021-2024 | Assistant Research Fellow, MTA Lendület Values and Science Research Group, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of Philosophy |
Tanulmányok, tudományos fokozatok
| Időpont | Intézmény, képesítés |
|---|---|
| 2017-2022 | PhD, School in Philosophy, Eötvös Loránd University. Thesis defended: March 10, 2023. |
| 2014-2016 | Master’s Degree, Design Theory, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design |
| 2011-2014 | Bachelor’s Degree, Art and Design Theory, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design |
Díjak és ösztöndíjak
| Év | Díj, projekt megnevezése |
|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | University Research Scholarship, (Egyetemi Kutatói Ösztöndíj), Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| 2024 | Youth International Conference Participation Support (Ifjúsági Nemzetközi Konferencia-részvétel támogatás), Hungarian Academy of Science |
| 2024 | European Philosophy of Science Association Fellow, Descartes Institute, University of Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 2019 | Society for Philosophy and Technology Gradute Student Paper Award for the paper titled Technical Artefacts and the Problem of Malfunction |
| 2015-2016 | Erasmus Scholarship, National College of Art and Design, Dublin |
Academic positions
| Years | Institute |
|---|---|
| Since 2024 | Research Fellow, MTA Lendület Values and Science Research Group, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of Philosophy |
| Since 2023 | Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| 2021-2023 | Assistant Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| 2021-2024 | Assistant Research Fellow, MTA Lendület Values and Science Research Group, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of Philosophy |
Education, academic degrees
| Years | Institute |
|---|---|
| 2017-2022 | PhD, School in Philosophy, Eötvös Loránd University. Thesis defended: March 10, 2023. |
| 2014-2016 | Master’s Degree, Design Theory, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design |
| 2011-2014 | Bachelor’s Degree, Art and Design Theory, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design |
Scholarships and Awards
| Years | Award, scholarship, project |
|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | University Research Scholarship, (Egyetemi Kutatói Ösztöndíj), Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| 2024 | Youth International Conference Participation Support (Ifjúsági Nemzetközi Konferencia-részvétel támogatás), Hungarian Academy of Science |
| 2024 | European Philosophy of Science Association Fellow, Descartes Institute, University of Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 2019 | Society for Philosophy and Technology Gradute Student Paper Award for the paper titled Technical Artefacts and the Problem of Malfunction |
| 2015-2016 | Erasmus Scholarship, National College of Art and Design, Dublin |
Kutatási területek
History and Philosophy of Science, material culture of science
Részvétel csoportos / egyéni pályázatokban
| Projekt neve | Kezdő év | Záró év | Hyperlink | Vezető kutató neve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTA Lendület Values and Science Research Group | 2021 | 2026 | https://fi.abtk.hu/en/fellows/institute-research-groups/history-and-philosophy-of-science/value-polarizations-in-science-research-group | Tuboly Ádám Tamás |
Konferenciaszervezés (válogatás)
| Időpont | Konferencia |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Organizing the Malfunction, error, failure conference. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest (19 participants from 13 countries) |
| 2022 | Organizing the 'Knockdown Arguments' Online Workshop (10 participants from 6 countries) |
| 2023, 2021, 2019, 2017- | Organizing the Budapest Workshop in Philosophy of Technology biennial conference |
| 2018 | Organizing the Conference 'Design and Science', Budapest University of Technology and Economic |
Konferencia-részvételek, meghívott előadások (válogatás)
| Időpont | Helyszín | Előadás |
|---|---|---|
| 2024.09.18 | Ottawa | The anatomical Venus models as epistemic instruments: value influences in the representation of women in science (Scientific Instrument Commission Symposium) |
| 2023.10.24 | University of Vienna | The maintenance and malfunction of the Hubble Space Telescope. An STS analysis |
| 2023.05.25 | Research Centre for the Humanities, Budapest | Maintaining Artefacts: Technology, Time, and Human Practice |
| 2023.04.21 | TU Delft, The Netherlands | How can Science and Technology Studies Benefit from the Philosophy of Maintenance? (Forum on Philosophy, Engineering, & Technology) |
| 2023.02.17 | Uppsala University, Sweden | Are Artefacts Value-laden? The Epistemic Value of Scientific Artefacts (Workshop on the Legacy of the Value-Free Ideal of Science) |
| 2022.09.28 | Università di Roma Tre, Rome, Italy | Argumentative Artefacts. Toward a theory of multimodal visual argumentation (European Conference on Argumentation) |
| 2020.09.07 | Online | Malfunction Notions in AI and Design (Should we Delete the Error? The Value of Errors in the Age of Robotics and AI) |
Research Interests
History and Philosophy of Science, material culture of science
Participation in Group / Personal Research Grants
| Title | Since | Until | Hyperlink | Project leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTA Lendület Values and Science Research Group | 2021 | 2026 | https://fi.abtk.hu/en/fellows/institute-research-groups/history-and-philosophy-of-science/value-polarizations-in-science-research-group | Ádám Tamás Tuboly |
Conference organization (selection)
| Time | Conference |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Organizing the Malfunction, error, failure conference. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest (19 participants from 13 countries) |
| 2022 | Organizing the 'Knockdown Arguments' Online Workshop (10 participants from 6 countries) |
| 2023, 2021, 2019, 2017- | Organizing the Budapest Workshop in Philosophy of Technology biennial conference |
| 2018 | Organizing the Conference 'Design and Science', Budapest University of Technology and Economic |
Conference participation & Invited talks (selection)
| Time | Location | Title of talk, conference |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2024 | Ottawa | The anatomical Venus models as epistemic instruments: value influences in the representation of women in science (Scientific Instrument Commission Symposium) |
| 24 October 2023 | University of Vienna | The maintenance and malfunction of the Hubble Space Telescope. An STS analysis |
| 25 May 2023 | Research Centre for the Humanities, Budapest | Maintaining Artefacts: Technology, Time, and Human Practice |
| 21 April 2023 | TU Delft, The Netherlands | How can Science and Technology Studies Benefit from the Philosophy of Maintenance? (Forum on Philosophy, Engineering, & Technology) |
| 17 February 2023 | Uppsala University, Sweden | Are Artefacts Value-laden? The Epistemic Value of Scientific Artefacts (Workshop on the Legacy of the Value-Free Ideal of Science) |
| 28 September 2022 | Università di Roma Tre, Rome, Italy | Argumentative Artefacts. Toward a theory of multimodal visual argumentation (European Conference on Argumentation) |
| 7 September 2020 | Online | Malfunction Notions in AI and Design (Should we Delete the Error? The Value of Errors in the Age of Robotics and AI) |
Egyetemi oktatás
| 2023- | Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| 2021-2023 | Assistant Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
University / Higher education
| Since 2023 | Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| 2021-2023 | Assistant Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
Válogatott publikációk
| The Practice Turn, Bárdos, D., Karakas, A. | In. Routledge Handbook of the History of Philosophy of Science. Forthcoming, 2025. |
| Maintaining scientific instruments: artifacts, malfunction, and values. Karakas, A. | In. Engineering and Value Change. Springer. Forthcoming, 2025. |
| Evaluating Visual Arguments in Science: A case study of the Mars Phoenix Lander’s images. Csordás, H.V., Karakas, A. | Journal of Argumentation in Context. Forthcoming, 2025. |
| Materializing Values. Karakas, A., Tuboly, A.T. | Synthese, Vol 204, 5, 2024 |
| Visual Argumentation in the Framework of the Dual-Inference System. Csordás, H.V., Karakas, A. | College Publications. Forthcoming, 2024. |
| Malfunction, Maintenance, and Materials. Karakas, A. | Materials Experience 2. Expanding Territories of Materials and Design, Elsevier, 175-177, 2021 |
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A teljes bibliográfia és az egyes tanulmányokra való független hivatkozások az MTMT Adatbázisban tekinthetők meg. |
Selected publications
| The Practice Turn, Bárdos, D., Karakas, A. | In. Routledge Handbook of the History of Philosophy of Science. Forthcoming, 2025. |
| Maintaining scientific instruments: artifacts, malfunction, and values. Karakas, A. | In. Engineering and Value Change. Springer. Forthcoming, 2025. |
| Evaluating Visual Arguments in Science: A case study of the Mars Phoenix Lander’s images. Csordás, H.V., Karakas, A. | Journal of Argumentation in Context. Forthcoming, 2025. |
| Materializing Values. Karakas, A., Tuboly, A.T. | Synthese, Vol 204, 5, 2024 |
| Visual Argumentation in the Framework of the Dual-Inference System. Csordás, H.V., Karakas, A. | College Publications. Forthcoming, 2024. |
| Malfunction, Maintenance, and Materials. Karakas, A. | Materials Experience 2. Expanding Territories of Materials and Design, Elsevier, 175-177, 2021 |
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