About us

History

In 1956, four professors of the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Louvain – F. Van Steenberghen, M. Giele, H.L. van Breda, and G. Verbeke – founded the “De Wulf–Mansion Centre”, a research centre devoted to ancient and medieval philosophy. The idea was to gather together in one place the books and the tools of the trade necessary for the study of the history of philosophy in these two periods, the links between these two areas of study being so close that this type of proximity would be mutually beneficial. The centre took its name from Maurice De Wulf (1867–1947), one of the pioneers of the historiography of medieval philosophy, and Augustin Mansion (1882–1966), an outstanding scholar of Aristotelianism.

In 1969, at the time of the division of the University, two centres were born, each to continue at its own university the mission entrusted by the founders: the “De Wulf–Mansioncentrum” at Leuven and the “Centre De Wulf–Mansion” at Louvain–la–Neuve. These two centers retain their tight bonds of collaboration.

In addition to its initial focus on Ancient and Medieval philosophy, the Centre’s scope recently expanded to include the rich and growing field of Renaissance philosophy (including late scholasticism).

Research areas

The research within the De Wulf-Mansion Centre is organised around sections devoted to ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy, renaissance philosophy, and Aristoteles Latinus.

(Inter)national

The De Wulf-Mansion Centre is involved in a large number of national and international networks.

People

For an overview of the staff and their research specialties, see the members website.

Programs and Courses

More information about courses and seminars on MA, MPhil, and doctoral level is found here. Information on scholarships is found here.

Conferences and lectures

Conferences, workshops and lectures organised by members of the De Wulf-Mansion Centre are listed on the events-page.

Publications

• Series of publications supervised by the De Wulf-Mansion Centre
• Search Academic Bibliography

Library

• General information
• Catalogue
• Search Academic Bibliography
• Database of manuscripts on microfilm (access restricted)