Research Groups

Each semester, the Center hosts a mix of the different interest groups listed below. Each group has its own mailing list for reminders of dates and links to the week's reading. Please join the mailing lists of interest via this form.

Fall 2026 interest groups

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Biological Interest Group (BIG)

Time: Friday mornings, 10:15-11:30 am Central time
Place: 737 Heller Hall and online via Zoom

The Biological Interest Group (BIG) reads and discusses works of mutual interest in the history and philosophy of biology.

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Center Discussion Group (CtrDG)

Time: Friday afternoons (every other week), 1:30–3:00 pm Central time
Place: 737 Heller Hall and online via Zoom

The Center Discussion Group (CtrDG) reads and discusses works of mutual interest in the philosophy of science, broadly construed. We have a tradition of inviting authors to visit and discuss their work with the group.

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Early Modern Interest Group (EMIG)

Time: Friday afternoons (every other week), 1:30–3:00 pm Central time
Place: 737 Heller Hall and online via Zoom

The Early Modern Interest Group (EMIG) reads and discusses primary and secondary literature focused on natural philosophy from the early modern period, especially in the work of key philosophers such as Descartes, Leibniz, and Kant. Our basis for selecting readings is to study works that are routinely ignored in the philosophy curriculum.

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Foundations Interest Group (FIG)

Time: Thursdays, 4:00-5:30 pm Central time
Place: 737 Heller Hall and online via Zoom

The Foundations Interest Group (FIG) reads and discusses works of mutual interest in the philosophy and foundations of mathematics and the philosophy of logic.

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Mid-Century Philosophy of Science (MCPS ^ 2)

Time: Monday mornings (every other week), 10:00-11:15 am Central time
Place: 737 Heller Hall and online via Zoom

The Mid-Century Philosophy of Science (MCPS ^ 2) group reads and discusses works from philosophy of science’s early period of establishment and growth: the mid-20th century.

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Social and Behavioral Sciences Interest Group (SoBIG)

Time: Friday afternoon, every other week, 1:30-3:00pm Central time
Place: 737 Heller Hall and online via Zoom

The Social and Behavioral Sciences Interest Group (SoBIG) reads and discusses works of mutual interest in the philosophy of the social sciences, particularly in social thought and political economy.