About

The Center was founded in 1977 by Prof. Yirmiyahu Yovel, to promote philosophical research at the Hebrew University.
The chairman of Iyyun is Prof. Daniel Attas, and its director is Dr. Michael Roubach.
 
The Center publishes Iyyun: The Jerusalem Philosophical Quarterly (as well as the Jerusalem Encounters in Philosophy, which are international conferences devoted to selected topics in philosophy).