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Since its founding in the 1960s by Jean Ladrière, CEFISES, the Center for the Philosophy of Science and Society at the Université catholique de Louvain, has been one of the leading centers in Europe for the study of the philosophy of the natural and formal sciences.

Recent News

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  New PhD student: Victoria Van Gheem2024-11-28
  Biography Victoria Van Gheem studied philosophy at UCLouvain. She earned a master’s degree in philosophy in 2024 with a thesis in feminist epistemology, focusing on feminist critiques of scientific objectivity. She began a PhD the same year as a research assistant at UCLouvain. Her dissertation project connects the philosophy of medicine, logic, and epistemology. Victoria’s… Continue reading New PhD student: Victoria Van Gheem
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  New post-doc: Marco Casali2024-11-07
  Bio Marco Casali is a philosopher of science with a background in biology. In 2014, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences with a thesis on the functionality of the C-terminal tail of the HIV virus. In 2016, he obtained a master’s degree in philosophy of science with a dissertation titled The last frontiers of essentialism. The need… Continue reading New post-doc: Marco Casali
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  Visiting Researchers Program: Tadej Todorovic2024-02-05
  Meet Tadej, the first visiting researcher of 2024. Bio Tadej studied Philosophy and English Language at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. He is currently a doctoral candidate in philosophy of mind at the University of Maribor, he is also interested in topics such as metaphysics, philosophy of science, and animal ethics. He is also employed… Continue reading Visiting Researchers Program: Tadej Todorovic
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  New doctoral student: Wen Shichao2023-09-21
  Bio Wen Shichao is a native of China’s Hubei Province, where the rural landscapes and scientific influence shaped his early years. He graduated from Yangtze University in Hubei Province, China in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology. During his undergraduate years, he had the opportunity to collaborate with a mentor on rice hybridization and… Continue reading New doctoral student: Wen Shichao
• Post-Darwinian Societies Seminar, 2023–20242023-06-15
  In collaboration between CEFISES (Charles Pence) and the Chaire Hoover d’éthique économique et sociale (Gregory Ponthière), we’re continuing last year’s series of talks on the theme of Post-Darwinian Societies. The goal of the Post-Darwinian Societies Seminar is to bring together researchers from various disciplines – including, but not limited to, philosophy, social sciences, economics, history… Continue reading Post-Darwinian Societies Seminar, 2023–2024
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  Visiting Researchers Program: Robert Frühstückl2023-06-12
  We take a look back at another visiting researcher, Robert Frühstückl, who came in Winter 2023 for a period of 3 months. Bio Robert studied philosophy and history at the University of Vienna, Austria, and is now a doctoral candidate in the research training group on ‘Integrating ethics and epistemology of science’ at the University… Continue reading Visiting Researchers Program: Robert Frühstückl

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