Torsten Wilholt

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Torsten Wilholt (* 1973 ) is a German philosopher and professor of philosophy and history of the natural sciences at Leibniz Universität Hannover .

academic career

In 1998 master's degree in philosophy, mathematics and the history of science and technology at Humboldt University Berlin , 2002 doctorate in philosophy at Bielefeld University , 2010 habilitation at Bielefeld University, venia legendi for philosophy; Habilitation thesis: The philosophical foundations of freedom of research: justifications and limitations . Research stays at Columbia University (2000/01) and the University of Toronto (2008/09). 2011 competing positions at the universities of Stuttgart and Hanover ; since October 2011 professor at the Institute for Philosophy at Leibniz University Hannover.

Research and Teaching

The main focus of work is on the general theory of science , the philosophy of mathematics and social epistemology . A special focus is on theoretical and practical reflection on the natural and life sciences as well as the humanities and social sciences.

Fonts

  • Number and Reality. A Philosophical Inquiry into the Applicability of Mathematics . Mentis, Paderborn 2004, ISBN 3-89785-368-X .
  • Design Rules. Industrial Research and Epistemic Merit . In: Philosophy of Science . Volume 73, No. 1, 2006, pp. 66-89, DOI: 10.1086 / 510175 .
  • Think About the Consequences! Nominalism and the Argument From the Philosophy of Logic. In: Dialectica , Volume 60, No. 2, 2006, pp. 115-133, DOI: 10.1111 / j.1746-8361.2005.01048.x .
  • Causality without causes . In: Journal for Philosophical Research . Volume 60, No. 3, 2006, pp. 358-379.
  • When Realism Made a Difference. The Constitution of Matter and its Conceptual Enigmas in Late 19th Century Physics . In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics . Volume 39, No. 1, 2008, pp. 1-16, DOI: 10.1016 / j.shpsb.2007.04.003 .
  • Bias and Values ​​in Scientific Research . In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science . Volume 40, No. 1, 2009, pp. 92-101, DOI: 10.1016 / j.shpsa.2008.12.005 .
  • Scientific Freedom. Its Grounds and Their Limitations. In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science . Volume 41, No. 2, 2010, pp. 174-181, DOI: 10.1016 / j.shpsa.2010.03.003 .
  • The freedom of research. Justifications and Limitations . Berlin, Suhrkamp 2012. ISBN 978-3-518-29640-0 .
  • Epistemic Trust in Science . In: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science . Volume 64, No. 2, 2013, pp. 233-253, DOI: 10.1093 / bjps / axs007 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ uni-hannover.de accessed on November 1, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Wilholt, Torsten
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philosopher and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1973