Ulrich Krohs

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Ulrich Krohs (born July 8, 1961 in Göttingen ) is professor of philosophy at the Westphalian Wilhelms University of Münster .

Life

Ulrich Krohs studied biochemistry and philosophy in Tübingen , Brighton , Aachen and Hamburg . In 1989 he received his diploma in biochemistry ( University of Tübingen ). In 1994 he was promoted to Dr. rer. nat. PhD ( RWTH Aachen ). In 2004 he completed his habilitation in philosophy (University of Hamburg).

After teaching and research activities at the University of Hamburg, at the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research in Altenberg / Austria, at the University of Vienna, Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, at the University of Bielefeld and the University of Bern was In September 2012 he was university professor for philosophy with a focus on philosophy of science and natural philosophy at the Westphalian Wilhelms University of Münster .

His work focuses on general philosophy of science , philosophy and history of the biosciences , philosophy of technology , natural philosophy and epistemology .

Fonts (in selection)

Books (monographs & editorships)

  • Ulrich Krohs: The behavior of Halobacterium salinarium after stepped light stimuli. Experiments on cellular signal processing. Köster, Berlin 1994. (also dissertation RWTH Aachen University)
  • Ulrich Krohs: A theory of biological theories: status and content of functional statements and information-theoretical models. Springer, Berlin 2004.
  • Ulrich Krohs, Georg Toepfer: Philosophy of Biology. An introduction. Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 2005.
  • Ulrich Krohs, Peter Kroes: Functions in Biological and Artificial Worlds: Comparative Philosophical Perspectives. MIT Press, Cambridge / MA 2009.

Essays

  • Ulrich Krohs: Philosophical and Foundational Issues in Systems Biology. In: W. Dubitzky, O. Wolkenhauer, K.-H. Cho, H. Yokota (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Systems Biology. Springer, New York 2013, pp. 1698–1702.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Convenience experimentation. In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 43, 2012, pp. 52-57.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Functions and fixed types: Biological functions in the post-adaptationist era. In: Applied Ontology. 6, 2011, pp. 125-139.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Epistemic consequences of two different strategies for decomposing biological networks. In: M. Suárez, M. Dorato, M. Rèdei (Eds.): EPSA Philosophical Issues in the Sciences. Launch of the European Philosophy of Science Association. Jumper. Berlin 2010, pp. 153–162.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Dys-, mal- et non-: l'autre face de la fonctionnalité. In: J. Gayon, A. de Ricqlès, M. Mossio (eds.): Les Fonctions: Des Organismes aux Artefacts. Presses Universitaires de France, Paris 2010, pp. 337–351.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Functions as based on a concept of general design. In: Synthesis. 166, p. 2009, pp. 69-89.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Structure and coherence of two-model descriptions of technical artefacts. In: Technē: Research in Philosophy and Technology. 13, 2009, pp. 150-161.
  • Ulrich Krohs: The cost of modularity. In: U. Krohs, P. Kroes (Eds.): Functions in Biological and Artificial Worlds: Comparative Philosophical Perspectives. MIT Press, Cambridge / MA 2009, pp. 259-276.
  • Ulrich Krohs, Peter Kroes: Philosophical perspectives on organismic and artifactual functions. In: U. Krohs, P. Kroes (Eds.): Functions in Biological and Artificial Worlds: Comparative Philosophical Perspectives. MIT Press, Cambridge / MA 2009, pp. 3-12.
  • Krohs, Ulrich: Libertarianism and scientifically enlightened determinism. In: Consideration, Knowledge, Ethics. 20, 2008, pp. 41-43.
  • Ulrich Krohs: How digital computer simulations explain real-world processes. In: International Studies in the Philosophy of Science. 22, 2008, pp. 277-292.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Co-Designing social systems by designing technical artifacts: A conceptual approach. In: PE Vermaas, P. Kroes, A. Light, SA Moore (Eds.): Philosophy and Design: From Engineering to Architecture. Springer, Dordrecht 2008, pp. 233–245.
  • Ulrich Krohs: What questions does 'intelligent design' creationism answer? In: R. Langthaler (Ed.): Theory of Evolution - Faith in Creation. Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2008, pp. 61–80.
  • Ulrich Krohs, Werner Callebaut: Data without models merging with models without data. In: FC Boogerd, FJ Bruggeman, J.-HS Hofmeyr, HV Westerhoff (eds.): Systems Biology: Philosophical Foundations. Elsevier, Amsterdam 2007, pp. 181-213.
  • Ulrich Krohs: The functional term in biology. In: A. Bartels, M. Stöckler (Ed.): Theory of Science. A study book. Mentis, Paderborn 2007, pp. 287-306.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Where is the norm in the concept of illness? In: Consideration, Knowledge, Ethics. 18, 2007, pp. 114-115.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Philosophies of particular biological research programs. In: Biological Theory. 1, 2006, pp. 182-187.
  • Ulrich Krohs: The changeful fate of a groundbreaking insight: the Darwinian fitness principle caught in different webs of belief. In: Jahrbuch für Europäische Wissenschaftskultur / Yearbook for European Culture of Science. 2, 2006, pp. 107-124.
  • Ulrich Krohs: A priori measurable worlds. 2005. Proceedings (Models and Simulations, London 2006), Philosophy of Science Archive, Pittsburgh, ID code 2787. http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/archive/00002787/
  • Ulrich Krohs: Biological Design. In: U. Krohs, G. Toepfer (Ed.): Philosophy of Biology. An introduction. Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 2005, pp. 52-69.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Scientific Theory Reconstructions. In: U. Krohs, G. Toepfer (Ed.): Philosophy of Biology. An introduction. Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 2005, pp. 299-316.
  • Ulrich Krohs: The conceptual basis of a biological dispute about the temporal order of evolutionary events. In: F. Stadler, M. Stöltzner (Ed.): Time and History / Time and History. Kirchberg, 2005, pp. 152-154.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Who is responsible for online advice from medical expert systems? In: KH Jähn, E. Nagel (Ed.): E-Health. Springer, Berlin 2004, pp. 326-330.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Applied Ethics e-Health. In: KH Jähn, E. Nagel (Ed.): E-Health. Springer, Berlin 2004, pp. 331–336.
  • Ulrich Krohs: Plato's dialectic in the Sophist against the background of Parmenides. In: Journal for Philosophical Research. 52, 1998, pp. 237-256.

Memberships etc. (selection)

  • Editorial Boards of Biological Theory. Integrating Development, Evolution, and Cognition
  • Co-opted member of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research , Altenberg / Austria
  • Member of the board of directors of the Society for the Philosophy of Science
  • Member of the board of the Münster Graduate School of Evolution
  • Co-editor of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science
  • Website on natural philosophy, with the participation of Ulrich Krohs

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personal data
SURNAME Krohs, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philosopher and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Goettingen