Philosophical work in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science tends to be strongly integrated with the natural and social sciences and with mathematics.


 
Faculty and student explore issues in general philosophy of science and meta-philosophy, as well as more specialized studies in five research groups:

 

History of Philosophy of Science


Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics


Philosophy of Biology and the Behavioral Sciences


Philosophy of Physics


Probability, Induction, and Formal Epistemology


 


 

LPS enjoys strong cooperative relations with UCI's Department of Philosophy; in particular, the two units jointly administer a single graduate program leading to the Ph.D. in Philosophy. Learn more . . . •

 

The Philosophical Gourmet Report ranked all subfields within logic & philosophy of science in the top 20 with the following subfields in the top 5:

#1
in General Philosophy of Science

#1
in Philosophy of Physics

#1
in Philosophy of Social Science

#1
in Philosophy of Biology

#1
in History of Analytic Philosophy

#2
in Game Theory, Decision Theory, and Rational Choice

#2
in Philosophy of Mathematics

#3
in Epistemology (including Formal Epistemology)

#5
in Mathematical Logic

 


 

Robert BoyleEvents

Events

“The Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science explores foundational questions and methodologies in science, recently hosting seminars on philosophy and interdisciplinary workshops.”

Emilie Du ChateletPeople

People

“The faculty in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science are distinguished scholars who specialize in the foundational, methodological, and conceptual issues in the sciences.”

Thomas ReidResearch

Research

“The research in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science focuses on the foundational, methodological, and conceptual issues across various scientific disciplines.”

 

 

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