Research within CLPS is organised around two clusters:
The philosophy of mathematical practices
The development of a descriptive, empirically informed, philosophy of mathematics, with a focus on mathematicians as fallible knowledge workers. This includes research on mathematical and scientific cultures, cultures of proof, virtues in mathematics, diagrammatic reasoning, ethnomathematics, mathematics education; mathematical, statistical and data literacy, etc.
The history and philosophy of science and scientific method
Current research centres on inter alia Isaac Newton's scientific methodology (including its development and ‘reception’), on the appropriation of Newton's natural philosophy in Europe, on ‘the’ ‘Scientific Revolution’, on mathematization in physics, on the origins and evolution of empiricism, and on the history of the demarcation problem.
Visiting scholars
CLPS welcomes visiting scholars on a permanent basis. For more information on how to apply, contact us via e-mail.
ERC grants and Marie Skłodowska Curie - Individual Fellowship' grants
CLPS is open to support applications of excellent researchers wishing to apply for ERC grants and for Marie Skłodowska Curie - Individual Fellowship' grants. For more information, contact us via e-mail.