Author: Daniel Andler

Biography

Trained in both mathematics and philosophy in Paris (thèse d’Etat, 1975) and at UC Berkeley (PhD, 1973), where he held a Harkness fellowship, Daniel Andler taught mathematics before moving to positions in philosophy. He held the chair of philosophy of science and epistemology at Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) — now Sorbonne Université — from 1999 until 2015,when he became emeritus, and is an honorary member of the Institut universitaire de France. He was elected to the Académie des sciences morales et politiques in December 2016.His central interest lies in the foundations of cognitive science and the import of this field…