- Leonardo da Vinci
ABOUT
The Varieties of Understanding project is a three-year initiative based at Fordham University in New York.
Our project examines the various ways in which human beings understand the world, how these types of understanding might be improved, and how they might be combined to produce an integrated understanding of the world.
RESEARCH GRANTS
As part of the 4.5 million dollar project, approximately 2.6 million dollars will be distributed to scholars, including:
- $1.6 million for work in psychology
- $715,000 for work in philosophy
- $315,000 for work in theology and religious studies
Proposals were due November 1st, 2013
CONTACT US
"Welcome to the Varieties of Understanding project website. For more information regarding the project please contact us."
— Stephen Grimm
CONFERENCES
Project research will be presented at two conferences and a seminar at Fordham's Lincoln Center campus, and will feature some world-leading scholars and public intellectuals.
Midpoint Conference:
June of 2015
Understanding Seminar:
June of 2016
Capstone Conference:
June of 2016
PROJECT TEAM
Project Leader
Stephen Grimm, Fordham University
Psychology Director
Tania Lombrozo,
UC-Berkeley
Philosophy Director
Michael Strevens, New York University
Theology Director
Gordon Graham,
Princeton Theological Seminary
BERKELEY RESEARCH
An interdisciplinary team at the Concepts and Cognition Lab at the University of California, Berkeley are conducting empirical and theoretical research on the nature of human understanding.
Guided by Prof. Tania Lombrozo, the research will involve postdocs in both psychology and philosophy.
SCHOLARLY RESOURCES
We have also developed a companion website dedicated to the Study of Understanding. This new site compiles scholarly resources for the study of human understanding in psychology, philosophy, theology, and related areas.
Information regarding books, articles, people, and events will be updated regularly.