Bruno Borge

Bruno Borge holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is Associate Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Buenos Aires, where he leads a research group in Metaphysics of Science. His main areas of interest are the metaphysics and epistemology of science, with a focus on scientific realism, scientific structuralism, laws of nature,  and scientific disagreement.

The project

Title: “Meyerson’s Metaphysics of Science”

The metaphysics of science has emerged as a distinct research field, integrating philosophical discussions on scientific realism, laws of nature, and metaphysical explanation. This project explores the historical dimension of this field, focusing on Émile Meyerson's unique perspective. Unlike his contemporaries, Meyerson emphasized metaphysics' crucial role in scientific practice and philosophical analysis. The investigation examines two key points: the interplay between science and metaphysics, and Meyerson's view on the metaphysics of natural laws. By historicizing these insights, the research aims to contribute to current discussions in the metaphysics of science and laws of nature.

Host institution : Centre d’histoire des philosophies modernes de la Sorbonne (HIPHIMO-UR 1451), university of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Selective bibliography

Books

• forthcoming    “Ensayos sobre realismo y estructuralismo científicos”. (“Essays on Scientific Realism and Structuralism”) (In Spanish). Granada, España: Comares. 
• 2020    “La ciencia y el mundo inobservable. Discusiones contemporáneas en torno al realismo científico”. (“Science and the Unobservable  World: Contemporary Discussions on Scientific Realism”) (In Spanish) Buenos Aires: Eudeba, ISBN 978-950-23-2946-8. 480 pp. (Co-edited by Nélida Gentile).  

Publications in peer-reviewed

• 2023   “Laws and Symmetries in the Metaphysics of Science". Instante 5(2), 69-99. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29327/2194248.5.2-5. (co-authored by Cristian López)
• 2021   “Learning from Scientific Disagreement". THEORIA, 36(3), 375–398. https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.21967. (co-authored by Nicolás Lo Guercio)
• “Disagreement about Scientific Ontology”. Journal for General Philosophy of Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10838-020-09542-2