Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science

By interrogating the assumptions and evidence behind scientific models and characterizing the diversity of scientific practices, we advance our understanding of how the sciences work and decipher what kinds of answers they deliver.

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Alan C. Love appointed Distinguished McKnight University Professor

MCPS Director Alan C. Love has been appointed a 2022 Distinguished McKnight University Professor. The Distinguished McKnight University Professorship program recognizes…

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Assistant Professor Michael Bennett McNulty has received the 2022–24 McKnight Land Grant Professorship

Assistant Professor Michael Bennett McNulty has received the 2022-2024 McKnight Land Grant Professorship.

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Ideology as Biology

MCPS Fellow, Mark Borrello (EEB) and David Sepkoski (UMN PhD alum, University of Illinois) published "Ideology in Biology" in the New York Review of Books on E. O. Wilson and…

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Research on Purpose: New Model Combines Philosophy and Science

Through nearly $15 million in Templeton Foundation funding, a new international cohort program led by philosophy researcher Alan Love aims to explore purposive-looking…

Advice and Anecdotes from Alan Love

Professor and Director of MCPS Alan Love discusses how he got into philosophy of science and shares advice for graduate students.