Personal profile
Research interests
I am a postdoctoral fellow in Stephan Hartmann and Jan Sprenger?s project Explanatory Reasoning: Normative and Empirical Considerations within the DFG Schwerpunktsprogramm 'New Frameworks of Rationality'.
My research interests fall in three areas:
philosophy of science,philosophy of cognitive science and moral psychology.
Career
2012 -
Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Project: "Explanatory Reasoning: Normative and Empirical Considerations"
(Supported by DFG SPP 1516 'New Frameworks of Rationality')
Supervisors: Prof. Stephan Hartmann and Dr. Jan Sprenger
Current courses
Click here for my courses.
External positions
Panel member AdvGrants (ERC)
1 Apr 2025 → 30 Apr 2026
Reviewing PhD and Postdoctoral applications and select candidates (fwo)
6 Jan 2025 → 31 Dec 2025
Keywords
- Philosophy
- Philosophy Of Science
- Philosophy Of Science/Physical Sciences
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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<i>Cognitive Symbionts</i>. Expanding the Scope of Cognitive Science With Fungi
Colombo, M., 9 Sept 2025, In: Topics in Cognitive Science. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Four Pictures of Mind: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Colombo, M., 2025, Seconds Thoughts. First Introductions to Philosophy. Sie, M., Engelen, B., Christiaens, T. & Verhaegh, S. (eds.). Open Press TiUResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Scientific › peer-review
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Inference in (neuro)cognitive systems
Colombo, M. & Laukaityte, U., 2025, Neurocognitive Foundations of Mind. Piccinini, G. (ed.). 1st ed. 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Scientific › peer-review
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Paths to Diversity: A Simulation of Conformity in Environments with Different Geometries
Cohen, M. & Colombo, M., 20 Nov 2025, In: Ergo. 12, 59.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Philosophy as Descartes Found It: Practice and Theory
Colombo, M., Sept 2025, In: Endeavour. 49, 3, 2 p., 101015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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Activities
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Neurodiversity, Autism, ASD, and Other Categories in Psychiatry and Mental Health
Colombo, M. (Organiser) & Jacobs, H. (Organiser)
16 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a workshop, seminar, course etc. › Scientific
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Paths to Diversity. A simulation of conformity in spaces with different geometry
Colombo, M. (Speaker)
2024 → …Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
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In the thick of it
Colombo, M. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
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Fungal Cognition: Or what’s cognitive science about? Symposium: From Fungi to Thought Exploring Cognition in Mushroom Foraging
Colombo, M. (Speaker)
2024 → …Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
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Conformorality and the City: Breaking through conformorality in urban and regional studies
Colombo, M. (Speaker)
Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Press/Media
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Interview with Universe on religion, science and social justice for the article “Waarom katholieke waarden niet (helemaal) in strijd zijn met de regenboogvlag” by Silvester Klaasman
25/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Datasets
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Replication data for: I know that I know nothing: Can puncturing the illusion of explanatory depth overcome the relationship between attitudinal dissimilarity and prejudice?
Voelkel, J. G. (Creator), Brandt, M. J. (Creator) & Colombo, M. (Creator), DataverseNL, 13 Aug 2018
DOI: 10.34894/mpjdzu, https://dataverse.nl/citation?persistentId=doi:10.34894/MPJDZU
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