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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Recent News

Professor Alan Love features in PBS philosophy of biology series "Closer To Truth"

The series explores a burgeoning field of study through interviews with pioneers and leaders.

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Philosophy postdoc Lauren Wilson moving to University of Exeter

Congratulations to Lauren for her dissertation completion and the new job!

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Corey Dethier, MCPS postdoc, moving to Clemson University

He will be starting as an assistant professor at Clemson University in the fall.

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Two University of Minnesota scientists elected as AAAS fellows

Douglas Allchin elected AAAS Fellow. He is a resident fellow at the Minnesota Center for the Philosophy of Science and is recognized for his work in introducing history and…

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Welcome to the new MCPS postdoc!

Jasmin Özel has accepted a two-year postdoctoral fellowship position starting in August 2025

Upcoming Events

In-Person

August 04 - 05, 2025

Summer teaching workshop: integrating statistics into philosophy instruction

Despite their relevance to many problems in contemporary philosophy, concepts and methods from statistics, data science, and computing more broadly are rarely encountered in…

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In-Person

September 19, 2025

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