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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. More...
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Why fighting fake news with the facts might not be enough
January 9, 2019
Book review of The Misinformation Age with Cailin O'Connor and Jim Weatherall, LPS, in The New York Times, Jan. 9, 2019
How to see through - and not contribute to - fake news in 2019
January 8, 2019
New book acts as guide for understanding and mitigating misinformation in a media-frenzied age
Fake news works because we yearn to conform
January 4, 2019
Cailin O'Connor and Jim Weatherall, LPS, via the Pacific Standard, Jan. 4, 2019