Dr M.E. van Strien (Marij)

My research focuses on the history and philosophy of science, in particular physics. I am interested in how developments in the natural sciences have influenced philosophical thought and shaped our worldview. I have worked on the impact of quantum mechanics on philosophy in the twentieth century, and on the history of determinism and causality. I am also interested in the rationality of science and the domain and boundaries of natural science.

I studied physics and history and philosophy of science at Utrecht University. In 2014, I received a PhD in philosophy from Ghent University; my PhD project dealt with determinism in nineteenth century physics. I was a postdoc at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Science and Technology Studies at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal, and have held visiting positions at the University of Pittsburgh, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin and the Insitute Vienna Circle.

In Nijmegen, I am a member of the Center for the History of Philosophy and Science, as well as the Radboud Center for Natural Philosophy.