PhD in Philosophy
University of Maribor, Slovenia (Faculty of Arts)
PhD project in higher-order evidence on the intersection of epistemology and philosophy of science.
Advisors: Asst. Prof. Borut Trpin & Prof. Dunja Šešelja (RUB)
Curriculum Vitae
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Martin Justin
Email: martin.justin1@um.si
Website: martin-justin.github.io/
GitHub: github.com/Martin-Justin
ORCID: 0000-0002-2614-9423
Education
2024 – Present
2021 – 2024
Master of Philosophy
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (Faculty of Arts)
Average score: 10/10
Thesis: "Disagreement in Scientific Communities"
Supervisors: Prof. Olga Markič, Asst. Prof. Borut Trpin, & Prof. Dunja Šešelja (RUB)
2017 – 2021
Bachelor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (Faculty of Arts)
Average score: 9.98/10
Supervisors: Prof. Vanesa Matajc (comparative literature), Assoc. Prof. Sebastjan Vörös (philosophy)
Publications (Selected)
2025
"Coherence as a Constraint on Scientific Inquiry." Synthese (with Borut Trpin).
2025
"The Mix Matters: Exploring the Interplay Between Epistemic and Zetetic Norms in Scientific Disagreement." The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (with Dunja Šešelja, Christian Straßer, and Borut Trpin).
2025
"More Hope for Conciliationism." Episteme.
Presentations (Selected)
Mar 2026
"Higher-Order Evidence in Non-Ideal Epistemology." Theoretical Reasons and Practical Rationality, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Feb 2026
"Zombie Hypotheses in Science." Perspectives on Scientific Error 8, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Dec 2025
"Neurath’s Bet on Random Allocation of Research Funding." The Legacy of the Vienna Circle a Century On, Maribor, Slovenia.
Nov 2025
"Industry Bias and Zombie Hypotheses in Biomedical Science." Philosophy Students’ Symposium 2025, Maribor, Slovenia.
Aug 2025
"Industry Sponsorship Bias as Higher-Order Evidence: An Agent-Based Exploration." EPSA 2025, Groningen, The Netherlands (with Dunja Šešelja, Christian Straßer, and Borut Trpin).
Jun 2025
"Is Higher-Order Evidence Predictably Misleading?" Bled Philosophy Conference 2025, Bled, Slovenia.
May 2025
"Coherence, Belief Updating, and Epistemic Luck: A Computational Exploration." Nenad In Our Minds, University of Maribor, Slovenia (with Borut Trpin).
Apr 2025
"Coherence, Belief Updating, and Epistemic Luck: A Computational Exploration." The Legacy of Nenad’s Philosophical Thought, Rijeka, Croatia (with Borut Trpin).
Mar 2025
"More Hope for Conciliationism." Big Mistake! Big! HUGE!, Milan, Italy.
Jan 2025
"Coherence as a Filter for Misleading Information: An Agent-Based Exploration." Formal Models of Scientific Inquiry, Bochum, Germany (with Borut Trpin).
Nov 2024
"Is Higher-Order Evidence Predictably Misleading?" Philosophy Students’ Symposium 2024, Maribor, Slovenia.
Oct 2024
"The Value of Social Coherence in Science: An Agent-Based-Modelling Exploration." Methodological Trends in Contemporary Philosophy, Ljubljana, Slovenia (with Borut Trpin).
Sep 2024
"Norms of Peer Disagreement in the Context of Scientific Inquiry." Understanding Scientific Disagreement, Bologna, Italy (with Dunja Šešelja, Christian Straßer, and Borut Trpin).
Sep 2024
"The Value of Social Coherence in Science: An Agent-Based-Modelling Exploration." The 5th EENPS Biennial Conference, Kraków, Poland (with Borut Trpin).
Mar 2024
"Towards Zetetic Social Epistemology." The Inquiry Network WIP Talks (online, with Dunja Šešelja and Christian Straßer).
Dec 2023
"Why Inquisitive Norms Matter: Exploring Peer Disagreement with an Agent-Based Model." Workshop on Computational Models in Social Epistemology, Bochum, Germany (with Dunja Šešelja and Christian Straßer).
Nov 2022
"Environmental Ethics and Identity Problem." Philosophy Students’ Symposium 2022 (online).
Oct 2022
"Is explainability necessary for trustworthiness?" Ethical Challenges of Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Oct 2022
"Opacity and understanding in artificial neural networks: a philosophical perspective." Slovenian Cognitive Science Conference 2022, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Dec 2021
"Mill and Whewell on discovery and proof of scientific theories." The 8th TMU Student Philosophy Conference, Tehran, Iran (online).
Sep 2021
"The Concept of Gestalt in Merleau-Ponty’s Philosophy." International Conference of Undergraduate Research 2021, Monash University, Australia (online).
Grants, Scholarships & Awards (Selected)
2026
CogSci Student Travel Grant: Travel grant to attend the 2026 annual Cognitive Science conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ($1,000).
2025
Dr. Uroš Seljak’s Award: Award for the best scientific publication by a student at University of Ljubljana for "More Hope for Conciliationism" ($10,000, shared).
2024
DAAD Short-Term Research Grant: Awarded for a 4-month research project on peer disagreement at Ruhr-University Bochum (€5,600, declined due to contract conflict).
2023
Erasmus+ Scholarship: International exchange scholarship at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (Oct–Dec 2023).
2021–2024
City of Ljubljana Study Scholarship: Scholarship for talented students.
2021
EUTOPIA Undergraduate Research Support Scheme Grant: Awarded for the research project "The Concept of Gestalt in Merleau-Ponty’s Philosophy" (June–Aug 2021).
Research Visits
2026
University of Johannesburg, South Africa: Visit to the African Center for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (Feb 23–28, 2026).
2023
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany: Visit to the Reasoning, Rationality and Science Group to work with Dunja Šešelja and Christian Straßer (Sep–Dec 2023).
Editorial Work
2024–Present
Editorial Assistant, Acta Analytica (Springer). Search for and invite reviewers, manage the evaluation process, and make editorial recommendations.
2023–2025
Editor-in-Chief, ludliteratura.si. Managed public essays, literary/philosophical reviews, and columns, coordinated contributing writers, and edited public-facing cultural and philosophical content.
Science Communication
May 2026
Science Communication Article: "Med resnico in skladnostjo: vloga koherence v znanstvenem raziskovanju" (Between Truth and Coherence: The Role of Coherence in Scientific Inquiry), Alternator.
Oct 2025
Radio Appearance: Featured guest on Val 202, in a special section of the science show Frekvenca X highlighting PhD students and junior researchers.
Public Writing
2018–Present
Public Writing: Author of 80+ essays, reviews, interviews and columns on literature, philosophy, and science, published in major national media platforms (including LUD Literatura, AirBeletrina, Delo, and Koridor).
2023–2024
Fact-Checker, Oštro (Center for Investigative Journalism in the Adriatic Region). Wrote short articles verifying public claims.
Organizational Activities
June 2026
Conference Organization, "Bled Philosophy Conference 2026", Bled, Slovenia (June 1–5, 2026, 30 participants).
Dec 2025
Workshop Organization, "The Legacy of the Vienna Circle a Century On", Maribor, Slovenia (Dec 4–5, 2025, 15 participants).
Nov 2025
Workshop Organization, "Philosophy Students’ Symposium 2025", Maribor, Slovenia (Nov 18, 2025, 15 participants).
Jun 2025
Conference Organization, "Bled Philosophy Conference 2025", Bled, Slovenia (June 2–6, 2025, 60 participants).
May 2025
Conference Organization, "Nenad in Our Minds", Maribor, Slovenia (May 27–28, 2025, 20 participants).
Nov 2024
Workshop Organization, "Philosophy Students’ Symposium 2024", Maribor, Slovenia (Nov 19–20, 2024, 15 participants).
Oct 2024
Workshop Organization, "Methodological Trends and Challenges in Contemporary Philosophy", Ljubljana, Slovenia (Oct 25–26, 2024, 15 participants).
Peer Review
Journals
Episteme, Social Epistemology, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Kriterion, Philosophia.
Other Information
Languages
Slovenian (Native), English (Fluent), German (Basic).
Computer Skills
LaTeX (Proficient), MS Office (Proficient), Python (Intermediate).
Interests
Literature, Writing, Cooking, Movies.