Prof. Dr. Mark Colyvan

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietTheoretische Philosophie
KeywordsTheory of Science

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandAustralien
OrtSydney
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Sydney
Institut/AbteilungSchool of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry (SOPHI)

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Stephan HartmannMunich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Prof. Dr. Stephan HartmannLehrstuhl für Wissenschaftstheorie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.03.2017

Programm(e)

2016Carl Friedrich von Siemens-Forschungspreis-Programm der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Mark Colyvan is an internationally-renowned philosopher who has made influential contributions to a broad range of topics both within philosophy and beyond. He is especially known for his use of formal mathematical methods in advancing both philosophy and biology. During his stay in Germany, Professor Colyvan will mainly work on mathematical explanations as well as on philosophical problems concerning biological laws, analogies and allometries.