Alexandru Manafu

Associate Professor
Teaching Stream
Office: S414A Ross Building
Email: alexman@yorku.ca
My interests are in the philosophy of science (especially the physical sciences), and the metaphysics of science, where I have done work on reductionism and emergence, as well as on natural kinds. I am also interested in the philosophy of psychiatry. Before joining the philosophy department at York, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, where I am currently an associate member.
Degrees
Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Western OntarioM.A. in History and Philosophy of Science, University of Calgary
M.A. in Logic and Theoretical Philosophy, University of Bucharest
B.A. in Philosophy, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Research Interests
Upcoming Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
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Fall 2025 | AP/PHIL2240 3.0 | A | Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind | LECT |
Fall 2025 | AP/PHIL4285 3.0 | A | Revolutions in Science | SEMR |
Winter 2026 | AP/PHIL1100 3.0 | M | The Meaning of Life | LECT |
Winter 2026 | AP/PHIL1100 3.0 | O | The Meaning of Life | BLEN |
Winter 2026 | AP/PHIL4280 3.0 | M | Science, Nature and God | SEMR |
Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/MODR1770 6.0 | A | Techniques of Persuasion | ONLN |
My interests are in the philosophy of science (especially the physical sciences), and the metaphysics of science, where I have done work on reductionism and emergence, as well as on natural kinds. I am also interested in the philosophy of psychiatry. Before joining the philosophy department at York, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, where I am currently an associate member.
Degrees
Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Western OntarioM.A. in History and Philosophy of Science, University of Calgary
M.A. in Logic and Theoretical Philosophy, University of Bucharest
B.A. in Philosophy, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Research Interests
All Publications
Upcoming Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2025 | AP/PHIL2240 3.0 | A | Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind | LECT |
Fall 2025 | AP/PHIL4285 3.0 | A | Revolutions in Science | SEMR |
Winter 2026 | AP/PHIL1100 3.0 | M | The Meaning of Life | LECT |
Winter 2026 | AP/PHIL1100 3.0 | O | The Meaning of Life | BLEN |
Winter 2026 | AP/PHIL4280 3.0 | M | Science, Nature and God | SEMR |
Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/MODR1770 6.0 | A | Techniques of Persuasion | ONLN |