Tilburg Center for Logic, Ethics, and Philosophy of Science

22/07/2020

OZSW ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2020: AN ONLINE ALTERNATIVE

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the OZSW has decided to postpone its large-scale annual conference until next year. However, Tilburg University will organize an online alternative on 11-12 December 2020!

For more information about the online conference, please visit: https://ozsw2020.wordpress.com/

16/04/2020

- TiLPS SENIOR FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE-

It might not be the right time to make plans, or perhaps it is since we all need to get our priorities straight anyways. In any case, we have a TiLPS senior fellowship available for next academic year. Come visit us! Check it out: https://bit.ly/2U1lboF.

Deadline: 25th of April.

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31/03/2019

*Nu gepubliceerd!*: De Tweede Vervreemding van Michael Vlerick (TiLPS) -
Vlerick legt uit waarom wereldwijde samenwerking geen naïeve, utopische droom is. Check:

De geschiedenis van de mens is er een van toenemende vervreemding. Net zoals andere sociale diersoorten zijn we gemaakt om samen te leven. Bijen zijn geprogrammeerd om te leven in korven van tienduizenden, gnoes in kuddes van duizenden en wolven in roedels van een tiental dieren. De mens is gemaakt....

29/03/2019

Please find below a pre-announcement of the upcoming speakers of TiLPS;
Unless indicated otherwise the lectures will be from 12.45-14.00 at room 214 of the Cube building.

4th April, Thomas Wells (TiLPS)
11th April, Maarten Boudry (Ghent)
17th April, Günter Figal (Freiburg) (PHC&E Lecture)
18th April, Sven Nyholm (TU/e) (Master Seminar)
25th April, Natascha Rietdijk (TiLPS)
2th May, Yvette Drissen (TiLPS)
8th May, Marcia Cavalcante (Stockholm) (PHC&E Lecture)
9th May, Stefaan Blancke (TiLPS)
16th May, Maureen Sie (TiLPS)
23th May, Monica Meijsing (TiLPS)
29th May, Bart Engelen (TiLPS)

More info & full program:

The Tilburg Center for Logic, Ethics, and Philosophy of Science studies knowledge, reasoning, and value in all their forms.

29/11/2018

Only two days left to register for the Descartes Lectures 2018!

For more info & registration look at https://descarteslectures2018.wordpress.com/

16/10/2018

Registration for our Descartes Lectures 2018 is now open!
https://descarteslectures2018.wordpress.com/registration/

04/10/2018

Thomas Wells just started his talk at Night University about the Human nature vs the Human condition, pleased to see so many people showing up!

14/08/2018

Just published: TiLPS researchers Amanda Cawston and 's article "Rehabilitating Self-Sacrifice: Care Ethics and the Politics of Resistance". Available here:

(2018). Rehabilitating Self-Sacrifice: Care Ethics and the Politics of Resistance. International Journal of Philosophical Studies. Ahead of Print.

03/07/2018

Today is the first day the 2-day TiLPS History of A**lytic Philosophy Workshop, featuring Gilad Nir, Ties van Gemert, Tibor Bárány, Giorgio Castiglione, Nathan Kirkwood and Lydia Patton. Want to know what they will speak about? Check out:

Download the THAPW18 book of abstracts here.

28/06/2018

Coming out soon! Recipes for Science. An Introduction to Scientific Methods and Reasoning By Angela Potochnik, Matteo Colombo, Cory Wright

Today, scientific literacy is an essential aspect of any undergraduate education. Recipes for Science responds to this need by providing an accessible introduction to the nature of science and scientific methods, reasoning, and concepts that is…

28/06/2018

Coming out soon! "Recipes for Science" a textbook on scientific reasoning co-authored by Matteo, Angela Potochnik, and Cory Wright via

16/06/2018

Just published Naftali and Matteo's article "Discovering Brain Mechanisms Using Network A**l.." with https://t.co/DAHGq5josJ via

Mechanist philosophers have examined several strategies scientists use for discovering causal mechanisms in neuroscience. Findings about the anatomical organization of the brain play a central role...