Dr. Karim Bschir

After finishing his undergraduate studies in biochemistry and philosophy at the University of Zurich, Karim Bschir obtained a PhD in philosophy of science at the ETH in 2011 with a thesis on scientific realism (Wissenschaft und Realität, Mohr Siebeck: 2012). He held visiting research positions at the London School of Economics, the Leibniz University in Hannover, and the University Roma Tre. He is an affiliated research fellow at the Center for Philosophy and the Natural Sciences at California State University Sacramento, and from 2007 to 2016, he was affiliated with the Collegium Helveticum. In Fall 2014, Karim was a visiting fellow at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. His current research focuses on the philosophical implications of scientific uncertainty, and is supported by Society in Science – The Branco Weiss Fellowship.