ANDLER, Daniel
Professor, École Normale Supérieure and Paris Sorbonne University (France)
Session: Innovation - Innovation and New Pedagogical Trends
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
- 11.00-12.30
Daniel Andler holds the chair of philosophy of science and epistemology at Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV). In 2007 he was appointed to the Institut universitaire de France. His main interests lie in cognitive science, extending from foundational issues to applications in education and broader implications for social science and societal issues. The connecting theme is the role of naturalistic approaches in human affairs and the attending sciences. On the theoretical side, while defending and illustrating a moderate form of naturalism, Andler attempts to account for the crucial role of context and the limits of any given state of human knowledge, whether individual or collective. On the practical side, these lead to a pluralistic view of science and to a realistic form of objectivism regarding science in use, science-based policy-making, and education.
Andler has played a key role in organizing philosophy of science and cognitive science in France and in Europe. He founded and chaired the Société de Philosophie des Sciences, co-founded the European Society for Philosophy and Psychology, the premier European organization for interdisciplinary cognitive science, and is now active in the European Philosophy of Science Association. In 2001, he created the Department of Cognitive Studies at École normale supérieure and co-founded the most important graduate program in cognitive science in the country. In 2006, he founded Compas, an interdisciplinary think-tank devoted to exploring the potential and significance of IC technology in education, in the light of the accelerating development of cognitive science, in particular (but not only) in its neuro-scientific branch. A key insight of the group is that technology-enhanced education, and educational change generally, take place against a background of constraints which include not only the now familiar social, political and economic factors, but also the structure of the embodied, situated human mind in constant interaction with the evolving context of shared meaning.
Andler was trained in mathematics and philosophy in Paris and at the University of California at Berkeley, holding doctorates from both. A specialist of model theory, he first taught in mathematics departments, then moved to positions in philosophy. He is the author and/or editor of several books and numerous papers.
Andler has played a key role in organizing philosophy of science and cognitive science in France and in Europe. He founded and chaired the Société de Philosophie des Sciences, co-founded the European Society for Philosophy and Psychology, the premier European organization for interdisciplinary cognitive science, and is now active in the European Philosophy of Science Association. In 2001, he created the Department of Cognitive Studies at École normale supérieure and co-founded the most important graduate program in cognitive science in the country. In 2006, he founded Compas, an interdisciplinary think-tank devoted to exploring the potential and significance of IC technology in education, in the light of the accelerating development of cognitive science, in particular (but not only) in its neuro-scientific branch. A key insight of the group is that technology-enhanced education, and educational change generally, take place against a background of constraints which include not only the now familiar social, political and economic factors, but also the structure of the embodied, situated human mind in constant interaction with the evolving context of shared meaning.
Andler was trained in mathematics and philosophy in Paris and at the University of California at Berkeley, holding doctorates from both. A specialist of model theory, he first taught in mathematics departments, then moved to positions in philosophy. He is the author and/or editor of several books and numerous papers.
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