| International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | |
| Abbreviation: | IUHPST |
| Type: | INGO |
| Region Served: | Worldwide |
| Language: | English |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Marcos Cueto |
| Parent Organization: | International Science Council |
The International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology is one of the members of the International Science Council (ISC). It was founded in 1955 by merging the International Union of History of Science (IUHS) and the International Union of Philosophy of Science (IUPS),[1] and consists of two divisions, the Division of History of Science and Technology (DHST) and the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DLMPST).
The IUHPST does not have its own membership structure and governance, but is an umbrella organisation for its two Divisions, DHST and DLMPST. It is governed by the officers of the two Divisions in a rotational system where the Presidency of the Union rotates between the Presidents of the two Divisions.[2] The current IUHPST President is Marcos Cueto (President of DHST), the current IUHPST Vice President is Valentin Goranko (President of DLMPST), the current IUHPST Secretary General is Liesbeth De Mol (Secretary General of DHST), and the current IUHPST Treasurer is Milada Sekyrková (Treasurer of DHST).
The Division of History of Science and Technology (DHST) is an international non-governmental organisation devoted to international cooperation in the fields of history of science across the world. Together with the Division of Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DLMPST), the DHST forms one of the two divisions of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, representing the field of history of science in the International Science Council (ISC). The DHST is a member organisation of the Conseil international de la philosophie et des sciences humaines (CIPSH).
The DHST organizes an international congress every four years, and coordinates the activities of numerous commissions. The members of DHST are 98 national members (represented by national committees for the history of science) and 26 international scientific unions.
The current (2021–2025) DHST council consists of the executive members Marcos Cueto (president),Janet Browne (president elect),Takehiko Hashimoto (first vice-president),Hasok Chang (second vice-president),Liesbeth De Mol (secretary general),Milada Sekyrková (treasurer),Thomás A. S. Haddad (assistant secretary general), andthe assessorsXingbo Luo,Michela Malpangotto,Jahnavi Phalkey,Maria Rentetzi,Sergey Shalimov, and Hamish Spencer.
The Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DLMPST) is an international non-governmental organisation devoted to international cooperation in the fields of logic and philosophy of science across the world. Together with the Division of History of Science and Technology (DHST), the DLMPST forms one of the two divisions of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, representing the fields of logic and philosophy of science in the International Science Council (ISC).
The DLMPST is a member organisation of the Conseil international de la philosophie et des sciences humaines (CIPSH). Until 2015, the DLMPST was called Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science.
The main activity of the DLMPST is the organization of the Congress for Logic, Philosophy and Methodology of Science and Technology (CLMPST) every four years.
| Name | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st President | Stephen Cole Kleene | ||
| 2nd President | Georg Henrik von Wright | 1963–1965 | |
| 3rd President | Yehoshua Bar-Hillel | 1966–1969 | |
| 4th President | Stephan Körner | 1969–1971 | |
| 5th President | Andrzej Mostowski | 1971–1975 | |
| 6th President | Jaakko Hintikka | 1975 | |
| 7th President | Patrick Suppes | 1975–1979 | |
| 8th President | Jerzy Łoś | 1979–1983 | |
| 9th President | Dana Scott | 1983–1987 | |
| 10th President | Lawrence Jonathan Cohen | 1987–1991 | |
| 11th President | Jens Erik Fenstad | 1991–1995 | |
| 12th President | Wesley Salmon | 1995–1999 | |
| 13th President | Michael Rabin | 1999–2003 | |
| 14th President | Adolf Grünbaum | 2003–2007 | |
| 15th President | Wilfrid Hodges | 2007–2011 | |
| 16th President | Elliott Sober | 2011–2015 | |
| 17th President | Menachem Magidor | 2016–2019 | |
| 18th President | Nancy Cartwright | 2020–2023 | |
| 19th President | Valentin Goranko | 2024–2027[3] |
The council of the DLMPST consists of the executive committee and ten assessors.The current members of the executive committee of the DLMPST are Valentin Goranko (President),Sandra Mitchell (First Vice President),Mitsuhiro Okada (Second Vice President),Nancy Cartwright (Past President),Eleonora Cresto (Secretary General),andPierre Édouard Bour (treasurer).The assessors areAtocha Aliseda,Agnes Bolinska,Juliet Floyd,Valeria Giardino,Sabina Leonelli,Fenrong Liu,Marco Panza, andGiuseppe Primiero.[4]
In addition to the past presidents, past council members include:[5]