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Structural Changes in Systems of Knowledge
Acting Director: Etienne Benson
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Knowledge Systems and Collective Life
Director: Etienne Benson
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T.: +49 30 22667 146
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Artifacts, Action, Knowledge
Director: Dagmar Schäfer
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T.: +49 30 22667 151
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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA)
Research Group Leader: Anuj Misra
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Practices of Validation in the Biomedical Sciences
Research Group Leader: Lara Keuck
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T.: +49 30 22667 316
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China in the Global System of Science
Research Group Leader: Anna L. Ahlers
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T.: +49 30 22667 133
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Historical Epistemology of the Final Theory Program
Research Group Leader: Alexander Blum
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T.: +49 30 22667 114
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Premodern Sciences of Soul & Body ca. 800–1650
Research Group Leader: Katja Krause
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T.: +49 30 200 549 425
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Digital Humanities
Research Technology Officer: Kim Pham
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T.: +49 30 22667 121
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