Why Does History Matter to Philosophy and the Sciences? (eBook)
283 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-092767-2 (ISBN)
What are the relationships between philosophy and the history of philosophy, the history of science and the philosophy of science? How can they be placed in relation to each other? This volume presents a selection of essays by Lorenz Krüger (1932-1994); in addition to reflections on the fundamental relationship between philosophy, the sciences and their history, it also contains case studies on Locke and Kant, on the dynamics of scientific progress, and on the notion of truth.
Key Features
- Krüger was a founding director of the Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Sciences
- His biography and research combine physics and philosophy
- Collection of Krüger's most important publications
- Includes among others central discussions to the formation of scientific theories
Lorenz Krüger (1932-1994) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bielefeld, Germany, the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and the University of Göttingen, Germany. Since 1992, he was head of the 'Centre of the History and Theory of Sciences' in Berlin. Krüger also was a founding director of the Max-Planck-Institute of the History of Sciences, Berlin, Germany.
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Lorenz Krüger (1932-1994) lehrte als Professor für Philosophie an der Universität Bielefeld, an der Freien Universität Berlin und an der Universität Göttingen. Er leitete seit 1992 das "Zentrum für Wissenschaftsgeschichte und Wissenschaftstheorie" in Berlin und wurde 1993 als einer der drei Gründungsdirektoren des Max-Planck-Instituuts für Wissenschaftsgeschichte berufen.