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Science & Philosophy in Namur
SPiN's research activities take the form of numerous projects, including doctoral and postdoctoral projects, on philosophical or transdisciplinary aspects, research seminars and scientific publications.
Projects in progress
SPiN conducts several research projects in philosophy of science, both collective and individual.
Projet MIS (FNRS) | Rethinking anti-reductionist physicalism for the 21st century
Collaborative research project (2023-2026) under the direction of Olivier Sartenaer bringing together Maxime Hilbert (PhD student), Gauvain Leconte-Chevillard (Post-doc) and Andrea Roselli (Post-doc), and whose main object is to rethink anti-reductionist physicalism in the light of a new, so-called "diachronic" theory of emergence, with forays into the physical and biological sciences.
Doctoral projects
Eve-Aline Dubois, PhD student in History and Philosophy of Science (Astronomy)
What happens to the concept of infinity once applied to time and space? Eve-Aline Dubois is conducting research in the history of ideas on the construction of the idea of eternity in cosmology, as well as on the notion of a spatially infinite universe.
Louis Halflants, PhD student in Philosophy of Science (Epistemology of Models)
How can we explain the massive recourse to idealizations in scientific models? Louis Halflants is conducting research in the epistemology of science on the modeling techniques scientists use to describe and represent the world.
Charly Mobers, PhD student in Philosophy of Science (Astronomy)
What are the characteristics that make astronomy singular in relation to other sciences (e.g. physics, chemistry, etc.) or to "Science" (as a generic term)? Charly Mobers is conducting research into the nature of astronomy, the aim of which is to provide, through the lens of a particular discipline, epistemological insights to convey a more nuanced view of what "Science" is.
Doan Vu Duc, PhD student in Philosophy of Science (naturalized epistemology)
How do we distinguish between science and pseudoscience? The problem known as "demarcation", is of importance in the face of the proliferation of scientific misinformation. Doan Vu Duc conducts naturalized epistemology research on the nature of science, based on the interactionist theory of reason.
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