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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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  CfP: Integrating the History and Philosophy of Biodiversity2023-01-17
  Narratives of Diversity, Extinction, Conflict and Value CEFISES faculty Dr Charles Pence and PhD student Max Bautista Perpinyà are organizing a conference entitled Integrating the History and Philosophy of Biodiversity. Narratives of Diversity, Extinction, Conflict and Value, to take place in Brussels on October 20 and 21*, 2023. The conference aims to bring together scholars… Continue reading CfP: Integrating the History and Philosophy of Biodiversity
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  Extra CEFISES Seminar: Zach Weber (Logic & Philosophy)2022-12-12
  On Friday 16/12, we have the honor to have Zach Weber from New-Zealand over for a talk at the CEFISES logic&philosophy seminar on paraconsistent logic. Everybody interested (students, researchers, non-academic philosophers, …) is more than welcome! The talk will be accessible for a broad philosophically interested audience. Speaker: Zach Weber (University of Otago, New Zealand)… Continue reading Extra CEFISES Seminar: Zach Weber (Logic & Philosophy)
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  CfA: From Science to Metaphysics?2022-12-08
  The CfA for the fourth OLOFOS Workshop (From Science to Metaphysics? On the use of scientific knowledge and practices in order to propose an ontology of nature) is open until December 21st, 2022. From Science to Metaphysics? On the use of scientific knowledge and practices in order to propose an ontology of nature is the theme… Continue reading CfA: From Science to Metaphysics?
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  CfA: Mechanisms and Ontic Causation in Life Sciences2022-12-08
  The CfA for the second MeCauLife Group Workshop (Mechanisms and Ontic Causation in Life Sciences) is open until February 1st, 2023. Mechanisms and Ontic Causation in Life Sciences is the theme of the 2nd workshop of the MeCauLife group. It will take place on June 15-16 2023 in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) at the Institut supérieur de philosophie… Continue reading CfA: Mechanisms and Ontic Causation in Life Sciences
• Post-Darwinian Societies Seminar, 2022–20232022-07-08
  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, 2022–2023
• CFP: ExLog 20222022-04-07
  The ExLog conference, hosted by the research group of Peter Verdée, will be taking place again this year from 12–14 July, 2022. Check out more information, including the list of invited speakers and the call for papers, on the conference website here!

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