about the center

The Center for Philosophy of Science is devoted to philosophy of science in all its forms. It was founded in 1960 by Adolf Grünbaum and its first activities included the Annual Lecture Series and a supporting series of volumes. In the decades following, Center activities were expanded to include a Visiting Fellows Program, through which philosophers of science reside in the Center for a term or academic year to talk philosophy and undertake their own research; international agreements with Konstanz, Athens, Coruna and Catania; and philsci-archive.pitt.edu, a preprint server. The Center supports a full calendar of events, including weekly lunchtime talks, monthly lectures, workshops and international conferences.

     ::: mission
     ::: a brief history
     ::: center's philosophical heritage
     ::: an academic genealogy
     ::: international partnerships
     ::: center publications

 
administration

The Advisory Board consists of the Center Officers
and four ex officio members:

officers

      ::: John D. Norton
      Director, Center for Philosophy of Science
      ::: Adolf Grünbaum
      Co-Chairman, Center for Philosophy of Science
      ::: Nicholas Rescher
      Co-Chairman, Center for Philosophy of Science
      ::: Peter Machamer
      Associate Director
      ::: Thomas Ricketts
      Associate Director (1 September 2006 - )
      ::: Kenneth F. Schaffner
      Associate Director (1 September 2006 - )

ex officio members

      ::: Sandra Mitchell
      Chair, Department of HPS
      at the University of Pittsburgh
      ::: James Allen
      Chair, Department of Philosophy
      at the University of Pittsburgh
      ::: Richard Scheines
      Department Head of Philosophy
      at the Carnegie Mellon University
      ::: James Lennox
      Professor of HPS
      and past Director of the Center

::: past officers

interested in visiting?

Through its Visiting Fellows Program,
the Center invites
philosophers of science
to work in the Center
for a term or a year.

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