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PostdoktorandInnen – 3 Jahre (Abt. III)
Das Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, BerlinAbteilung III, Artefakte, Handeln und Wissen, Direktorin Prof. Dagmar Schäfer, su
Postdoctoral Fellows—3 years (Dept. III)
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, BerlinDepartment III, Artefacts, Action, and Knowledge, Director: Prof Dagmar Schäfer,
PostdoktorandInnen – 2 Jahre (Abt. III)
Das Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, BerlinAbteilung III, Artefakte, Handeln und Wissen, Direktorin Prof. Dagmar Schäfer, su
Postdoctoral Fellows—2 years (Dept. III)
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, BerlinDepartment III, Artefacts, Action, and Knowledge, Director: Prof Dagmar Schäfer,
Documenting the World: Film, Photography, and the Scientific Record
Imagine the twentieth century without photography and film. Its history would be absent of images that define historical moments and generations. 'Documenting the World' is about the material and social life of photographs and film made in the scientific quest to document the world.
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Rationality in Psychology and Philosophical Naturalism
Philosophical naturalists claim that we should use empirical psychological knowledge for answering epistemological questions. Critics usually object t
Publications, Sturm, T. (2008a). What is the foundation of norms of rationality? In: Philosophy: Foundations and applications. Ed. by Ansgar Beckermann, Holm Tetens & Sven Walter. Paderborn: Mentis, 189-201.
Du Rhin à la Manche : Frontières et Relations Franco-Allemandes au XXe Siècle
Où est la frontière entre la France et l'Allemagne? En 1919, le traité de Versailles apporte une réponse provisoire, car dans l'entre-deux-guerres, des savants allemands légitiment des stratégies d’annexion en définissant le «sol ethnique et culturel allemand». À l'heure de la reconstruction des murs, de l'éloge bien-pensant des fronières, il faut revenir sur ce que fut la frontière entre la France et l'Allemagne au XXe siècle: un horizon à dépasser.
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The Nature State: Rethinking the History of Conservation
This volume brings together case studies from around the globe to explore the history of nature conservation in the twentieth century. It seeks to highlight the state, a central actor in these efforts, which is often taken for granted, and establishes a novel concept – the nature state – as a means for exploring the historical formation of that portion of the state dedicated to managing and protecting nature.
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One Hundred Years of Pressure : Hydrostatics from Stevin to Newton
This monograph investigates the development of hydrostatics as a science. In the process, it sheds new light on the nature of science and its origins in the Scientific Revolution. Readers will come to see that the history of hydrostatics reveals subtle ways in which the science of the seventeenth century differed from previous periods.
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Being Brains: Making the Cerebral Subject
Being Brains offers a critical exploration of one of the most influential and pervasive contemporary beliefs: “We are our brains.” Starting in the “Decade of the Brain” of the 1990s, “neurocentrism” became widespread in most Western and many non-Western societies. Formidable advances, especially in neuroimaging, have bolstered this “neurocentrism” in the eyes of the public and political authorities, helping to justify increased funding for the brain sciences.
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