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Standing (left to right): Yin Xiaodong, Albert Presas i Puig, Peter Damerow, Jacob Dahl, Milena Wazeck, Christopf Lehner, Lindy Divarci, Christian Joas, Anna Holterhoff, Donald Salisbury, 14 MPIWG ReseaRch RePoRt 2006– 2007 Ursula Müller, Matteo Valleriani, José Pacheco, Julia Damerow, Jochen Büttner, Shadiye Leather-Barrow, Thomas Gertzen, Carmen Hammer, Elio Nenci, Jürgen Renn, Wilhelm Osthues sitting: Circe Dynnikov, Arianna Borrelli, Marta Jordi, Daniela Monaldi, Oscar João Abdounur, Stefan Trzeciok, Chen Yue, Simone Rieger, Volkmar Schüller
Department I structural changes in systems of Knowledge Director: Jürgen Renn Research Focus The work of the research group headed by Jürgen Renn is mainly dedicated to un- derstanding the historical processes of structural changes in systems of knowledge. This goal comprises the reconstruction of central cognitive structures of scientific thinking, the study of the dependence of these structures on their experiential basis and on their cultural conditions, and the study of the interaction between individual thinking and institutionalized systems of knowledge. This theoretical program of a historical epistemology is the common core of the different investigations and research projects pursued and planned by the research group. Methodology structural changes in systems of Knowledge Department I understands its research program of a historical epistemology as con- tributing to an evolutionary history of knowledge. The emphasis is on macro-studies to enable the identification of large-scale structures of knowledge development in social, technological, and cultural contexts. Approaches, methods, and objects of inquiry are taken from a large array of disciplines, ranging from the history and phi- losophy of science, technology and art, via the cognitive sciences and linguistics, to archeology, Middle Eastern studies, classics, Sinology, Indology, sociology, to physics, mathematics, chemistry, and other natural sciences. The creation of innovative IT instruments is essential for managing the concrete historical evidence for the research of Department I, provided by sources that are written in various languages and come from a broad range of historical periods, cultures, and fields. The work of the Department continues to take inspiration from challenges of the present and future development of science, tackling such issues as the role of the new information technologies, globalization, and the position of science in society. It thereby opens up opportunities for younger scholars of the Department in finding positions in a broad variety of fields, including science organization and dissemination, in addition to academic positions inside and outside the history of science. As the research projects of Department I integrate knowledge from a wide range of disciplines, cultures, and historical periods, they are realized in co-operative networks extending well beyond the boundaries of the Institute. The Institute typically MPIWG ReseaRch RePoRt 2006– 2007 15
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