The Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) was founded in 1998 by its first director Jean Paul Van Bendegem as a research unit within the Philosophy Department of the Faculty of Humanities and Languages. Since 2024, it is part of the Large Research Group CLEA. For more info on our research, see the About us section.
Our offices are to be found on the fifth floor in building B/C of the Humanities, Sciences and Engineering Campus, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels (Elsene). For specific contact details, see the Members section on this site.
Should you be interested in workshops or lectures organized by us, check out the Events page. We also have an e-mail list. Send us a note if you want to subscribe, or consult the complete archive at your convenience here.
News
Helen De Cruz (1978-2025)
On 20 June 2025, our former colleague Helen De Cruz, currently Danforth Chair in the Humanities at Saint Louis University, has passed on.
Events
Practical info18/08/2026 - 13:00 - 19/08/2026 - 17:00Brussels Wittgenstein workshop
Hosted by CLEA–CLPS at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the inaugural Brussels Wittgenstein Workshop brings together young and emerging scholars working on different aspects of Wittgenstein's philosophy.
Practical info11/02/2026 - 09:30 - 13/02/2026 - 16:00Mathematical Knowledge: Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives
The event aims to bring together philosophers and sociologists of mathematical and scientific practices to explore the social dimensions of mathematics and to foster dialogue between these two research traditions.
Practical info05/02/2025 - 15:00 - 06/02/2025 - 15:00Social Epistemology of Mathematics Workshop
Like other scientific fields, mathematics is a collective endeavor. Although the social dimension of mathematics has been mostly neglected in the philosophy of mathematics, it has become a central subject of investigation within the so-called philosophy of mathematical practice.
Practical info29/04/2024 - 14:00 - 29/04/2024 - 16:00A History of Discrete Spacetime and a New Approach
Former head of the CLPS, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, has invited David Crouse of Clarkson University, US, to give a lecture on discrete spacetime.
