PSP4
This year’s Pittsburgh Summer Program in Philosophy of Science for Underrepresented Groups will take place on schedule, but will be 100% online due to COVID-19 restrictions. While this is not …
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Tsinghua Summer School Cancelled
The annual Pitt-Tsinghua summer school scheduled for August 2020 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cognitive Ontology Conference Rescheduled
NEW DATES! Senior Visiting Fellow Conference The Problem of Cognitive Ontology:Implications for Scientific Knowledge has been rescheduled for October 17-18, 2020. More details to follow.
COVID-19 Update
Due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus, the Center for Philosophy of Science along with the University of Pittsburgh, will be enacting changes to limit face-to-face group settings. To …
Andrew Buskell’s 5-Minute Fellows
Andrew Buskell joins us to talk about models of cultural evolution, the evolution of human cognition, and decision-making at the population level.
Call for Papers: PHEP2020
We’re accepting talk proposals now for PHEP2020: Early Career Conference in Philosophy of Particle & High Energy Physics. Visit the conference page for all the details!
Sam Fletcher’s 5-Minute Fellows
Samuel Fletcher, a spring Visiting Fellow from the University of Minnesota, shares his lifelong interest in physics and how it has shaped his work on the examination of statistics and …
Jean Baccelli’s 5-Minute Fellows
Meet Jean Baccelli, one of our 2019-20 Post-Doc Fellows. Jean works in decision theory and philosophy of economics, but at the Center he’s particularly focused on topics in the foundations …
New! Summer Archival Fellowship
We invite applications for a new month-long Summer Archival Fellowship supporting a visit in the Center and research at the Archives of Scientific Philosophy. The Summer Archival Fellowship is available …
Welcome Alex!
We would like to welcome Alexandra Magee to the Center staff! Alex will be taking over Joyce McDonald’s (many) roles and responsibilities, including planning our Lunchtime Talks and Annual Lecture …
Cognitive Ontology Conference
Registration is now open for “The Problem of Cognitive Ontology” conference March 27-28. Learn more here!
Farewell Joyce
Joyce McDonald is retiring in February 2020. Joyce has served the University of Pittsburgh, and the Center for Philosophy of Science for 25 years, having worked with four Center Directors …
PSP4 Call for Applications
The Center for Philosophy of Science is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2020 PSP4: A Summer Program in Philosophy of Science for Underrepresented Groups, which will …
Incoming Fellows
Announcing our incoming Fellows for the Spring 2020 term. We’re looking forward to meeting them in January. Andrew Buskell, University of Cambridge Samuel Fletcher, University of Minnesota Christian Feldbacher-Escamilla, Düsseldorf …
Time to Apply!
We are now accepting applications for Visiting and Post-Doc Fellowships for the academic year 2020-21. Click on the Programs tab for the details and application process for both programs.