TIPS

Trust in Philosophy and Science (TIPS)
Interdisciplinary research centre in the philosophy, history, methodologies and practice of science

News and events

11-13/06/2025 - Chat Token Vector
Questioning Models of Language and Neo-Structuralism in AI

Ca' Foscari, Aula Baratto  
The symposium addresses the new architecture of language, labour, and social relations in what we call AI today. In current AI, language is involved in the making of a complex technosocial scaffolding and a new variant of structuralism. Registration required.

11/04/2025 - The Logic in the Science

Malcanton Marcorà, Aula Mazzariol
The workshop provides a discussion on recent topics in philosophical logic, including but not limited to plural logic, the logic of indeterminacy, the logic of location, and the logic of extension to mention a few.

4/04/2025 - Recent Works in Philosophical Logic

Malcanton Marcorà, Aula Mazzariol
The workshop investigates the role of logic in science, physics in particular. It focuses on recent developments in the logic of theoretical equivalence and measure theory.

About

Aims

Trust in Philosophy and Science (TIPS) centre aims at:

  1. rethinking the foundations (historical, philosophical, methodological) of the idea of science and its applications
  2. creating an interdisciplinary environment of discussion and collaboration among ongoing ways of doing science, philosophy, and logic
  3. furthering a competent and engaged public debate on the social role of science and the value of effective science communication

History

TIPS takes its cue from the previous Trust in Science (TIS) research centre. Set up right before the covid 19 pandemic, TIS questioned the controversial features and circumstances of trust in science and of the uses of science by contemporary democratic institutions.
Four years on, and after the resolution of the pandemic crisis, questions about the credibility of science and about the choice of reliable methods, tools, models and narratives for an effective analysis of science and its applications are still open and timely.

People

Director

Steering Commitee

Members

Affiliates

Junior researchers

  • Daniele Bragagnolo, Cà Foscari University of Venice
  • Stefano Canali, Polytechinic University of Milan
  • Giulia Gagliardi, University of Florence
  • Giulia Gandolfi, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
  • Niccolò Rossi, Ca' Foscari University of Venice