Welcome to the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Bern.
The Institute of Philosophy at the University of Bern is one of the largest philosophy departments in Switzerland. It consists of up to 35 researchers and employees. In addition, the Institute is pleased to be welcoming many world-renowned philosophers each semester, as guests to a considerable number of international workshops, lecture series, and courses organized by the Institute. The Institute of Philosophy is subdivided into three departments, the department for logic and theoretical philosophy, the department for practical philosophy and the department for history of philosophy, which are supported by a shared administrative office.
Conference
An international conference in philosophy of science, exploring the current state and possible future directions of the debate on scientific realism 30 June – 2 July 2025
Podcast
Neue Ausgabe | April 2025 Andreas Cassee und Anna Goppel im Gespräch mit Tim Henning zum Thema Wissenschaftsfreiheit und moralische Kritik Kann es berechtigt sein, Wissenschaftler:innen für ihre deskriptiven Thesen moralisch zu kritisieren? Ein Gespräch mit Tim Henning, Professor für Praktische Philosophie an der Universität Mainz.
Institut für Philosophie
Lecture series: Institutskolloquium & krino
Thursdays at 6:15 pm
Publikationen
Bücher und Artikel der Forschenden des Instituts
The provisional timetable and the course booklet for HS 2025 are online!
Institute of Philosophy
Fünf Gründe für den Berner Philosophie-Master
Visit the PLEP community website to find out all you need to know about the master program Political, Legal, and Economic Philosophy PLEP.
Courses and projects
Länggassstrasse 49a 3012 Bern
Phone: +41 31 684 80 55 sekretariat.philo@unibe.ch