Center for the history of knowledge

The Center for the History of Knowledge (ZGW) is a scientific institution of the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich for research and teaching in the field of modern knowledge systems and knowledge societies .

organization

The History of Knowledge Center was founded with effect from January 1, 2005. Founding members include David Gugerli , Michael Hagner , Philipp Sarasin and Jakob Tanner . The ZGW promotes and coordinates cultural , historical and philosophical research and teaching about modern knowledge systems and knowledge societies. The center is supported by scientists from various humanities disciplines.

In 2018 the following members belonged to the center:

• Flurin Condrau , medical historian
• Monika Dommann , historian
• Martin Dusinberre , historian
• Harald Fischer-Tiné , historian
• Mareile Flitsch , ethnologist
• Svenja Goltermann , historian
• David Gugerli , historian
• Michael Hagner , physician and science historian
• Andreas Kilcher , literary and cultural scientist
• Johannes Quack , ethnologist
• Katia Saporiti , philosopher
• Philipp Sarasin , historian
• Sylvia Sasse , literary scholar
• Jakob Tanner , historian
• Philipp Theisohn , literary scholar
• Bernhard Tschofen , cultural scientist
• Philip Ursprung , art historian
• Roy Wagner , mathematician and science historian
• Lutz Wingert , philosopher
• Sandro Zanetti , literary scholar

Other scientists are temporarily associated with the center.

A doctoral program with 26 doctoral candidates (as of 2018) is also associated with the ZGW .

The college is supported by the Swiss National Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research (SNSF).

Publications

The Center for the History of Knowledge supports the publication of the magazine Nach Feierabend. Zurich yearbook for the history of knowledge published by Diaphanes .

Web links

• Homepage of the ZGW

Footnotes

1. ↑ ZGW homepage
2. ^ Yearbooks for the history of knowledge , www.diaphanes.net, accessed on March 20, 2018; The centre's website at www.zgw.ethz.ch, accessed on March 20, 2018.