Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science

The Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science (SCFS) is an interdisciplinary research centre exploring the logical, philosophical and historical underpinnings of science and medicine. It is a pioneering research centre made up of senior academics across all faculties, and is supported by the faculties of Arts , Science and Medicine.

The Centre's aim is to promote collaboration between science and humanities researchers, with a view to the kind of cross-fertilisation that advances both science and the humanities.

It specialises in the following subject areas:

Decision theory History of Early Modern Science Foundations of Language and Thought Foundations of Physics Foundations of Science Foundations of Mathematics History and Philosophy of science

History of Medicine History of Science Logic Philosophy of Biology Philosophy of Science Pragmatism History and Philosophy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences