Center for the History of Philosophy and Science

The Center for the History of Philosophy and Science (CHPS) brings historians of philosophy and historians of science together in a single research group. This constellation is unique to the extent that CHPS studies philosophy and science as historically intertwined fields. The goal of the CHPS is to study the evolution of natural philosophy from Antiquity to the modern age. The centre is proud of its international reputation for academic excellence, its successful efforts in the sphere of valorization and its ability to attract new projects and staff.

Highlights

Winnaars Mohrmann Stipendia 2025

Christine Mohrmann Stipend for ten female PhD candidates

Ten female PhD candidates from Radboud University received a Christine Mohrmann Stipend on 24 February. The aim of the stipend is to encourage PhD candidates to continue their academic careers after the completion of their thesis.

Mary Calkins

Mary Whiton Calkins (1863 – 1930) and the Rise of Modern Psychology

This PhD project will be the first comprehensive overview study of Calkins’s philosophical thought regarding the foundations, methods and implications of psychology.

A portrait of Alphée Mpassi during his PhD defense

Vulnerability of Life and Laudato Si’: An Interview with Alphée Mpassi

Read more about Alpée Mpassi's research on the close relationship between the current ecological crisis and social crises.

Main lines of research

  1. The intersection of philosophy and science in the Greek, Latin, and Arabic traditions and their contemporary reception as well as the development of the natural sciences
  2. Ancient, medieval, and early modern theories of soul, imagination, and perception
  3. The epistemological, methodological, and ontological foundations of the natural sciences alongside their religious and societal implications 
  4. The conceptions of life at the intersection of nature and culture from antiquity to the current day


Photo - © Ted van Aanholt

A diverse group of nineteen researchers against the backdrop of a forest and an old university building

Contact information

Visiting address
Erasmusplein 1
6525HT Nijmegen