The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) is organizing the
second edition of the “Summer School for Widening Participation in
Mathematical Philosophy”, which will take place from 28th July to 1st
August 2025 in Munich, Germany.
The summer school continues a successful tradition, which began in 2014
with eight editions of the summer school on mathematical philosophy for
female students and was expanded in 2024 to underrepresented groups.
The 2025 “Summer School for Widening Participation in Mathematical
Philosophy” is open to women and members of other groups that are
under-represented in mathematical philosophy. These groups include
under-represented gender identities, races and ethnicities, people with
disabilities, people from low income and non-academic family
backgrounds. The target level is master students and last year-bachelor
students.
The school's aim is to encourage students to engage with mathematical
and scientific approaches to philosophical problems, and thereby help to
redress the under-representation of women and other marginalized groups
in mathematical philosophy. It offers the opportunity for study in an
informal and interdisciplinary setting, for lively debate, and for the
development of a network of students and professors interested in the
application of formal methods to philosophy.
The 2025 edition of the summer school will feature:
-A lecture series by Dr. Francesca Boccuni (University Vita-Salute San
Raffaele) on Frege and New Logicism;
-A second lecture series TBA;
-An evening lecture by Prof. Alyssa Ney (LMU);
-Talks on mathematical philosophy by members of the MCMP.
A Call for Participation will be distributed soon.
The organizing committee consists of Nicola Bonatti, Cordelia Berz, John
Dougherty, Levin Hornischer, Alessandra Marra, Toby C.P. Solomon.