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Meet Dr.Yiftach Fehige from the University of Toronto.   1. What is your current position/place of research? I am an associate professor of philosophy for christianity and science in the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science (University of Toronto). 2. Could you give us some details about your educational background? I received most…

Congratulations to editors Arun Bala and Prasenjit Duara and all the contributors to The Bright Dark Ages: Comparative and Connective Perspectives, just published by Brill! The collection marks an important addition to the area of comparative science studies and highlights the  vibrant scientific work happening in China, India, and the Middle East during the European…

Welcome to CosmoLocal’s New Researcher of the Month feature, where we spotlight the work of one of our research partners.   1. What is your current position/place of research? I am presently on leave from the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, Manipal University. I was the Founder-Director of this Centre from 2010-2015. 2. Could…

Several CosmoLocal researchers have been involved in a number of great book projects.  Check out the links for each individual book for more information. Fehige, Y., ed. Science and Religion: East and West. Routledge India, 2016. Bala, A., and Duara, P.  The Bright Dark Ages: Comparative and Connective Perspectives. Brill, forthcoming. Kanjirakkat, J., McOuat, G.,…

We have a brand new newsletter with info about what CosmoLocal researchers have been up to!  Check out the pdf below. April 2016 Newsletter

Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, India August 2016 Join us in beautiful Shimla for a workshop on the history of science and cosmopolitanism. The main theme of this workshop is the changing perception of history of science as the field responds to a changing world. The idea of a single origin of science is…

Some reflections about the Manipal Summer School (July 20-24, 2015) by Khyati Nagar, PhD Candidate, Department of Humanities, York University, Toronto, Canada While the lush setting of the Western Ghats, and Karnataka cuisine were alluring to the senses, the ontological questioning of scientific objects, and ideas related to cosmopolitanism, only stirred an appetite for research that…