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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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Samuel Fletcher awarded NSF CAREER grant

MCPS fellow and board member Samuel C. Fletcher has been awarded a 5-year, $442,998 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to develop new conceptual foundations for…

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The Argument Clinic

Samuel Fletcher adds a pedagogical note in the American Philosophical Association's "Teaching and Learning Video Series"
The Argument Clinic.

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MCPS remembers C. Wade Savage

We are sad to announce that former Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science (MCPS) Director, C. Wade Savage, passed away at the age of 88 in November 2020. Professor Savage…

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Lecture: Jessica Gordon-Roth

Jessica Gordon-Roth is Associate Professor of Philosophy. Her area of specialization is history of early modern philosophy, with a focus on John Locke, women philosophers of…

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