Martin Kusch (born 19 October 1959)
is Professor of philosophy at the
University of Vienna
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. Until 2009, Kusch was Professor of
Philosophy
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and
Sociology of science
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at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at
Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
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. Prior to Cambridge, Kusch was lecturer in the
Science Studies
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Unit of the
University of Edinburgh
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.
Biography
Kusch's wide-ranging contributions to philosophy reflect both systematic and historical interests and cut across traditional disciplinary divides. He has published in the
philosophy of the social sciences,
epistemology
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Episte ...
,
philosophy of language
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and mind, philosophy of the
natural sciences
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,
philosophy of technology
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Philosophical discussion of questions relating to technology (or its Greek ancestor ''techne'') dates back to the very dawn of ...
, and the history of German and Austrian philosophy.
Kusch has also made important contributions to
science and technology studies
Science and technology studies (STS) is an interdisciplinary field that examines the creation, development, and consequences of science and technology in their historical, cultural, and social contexts.
History
Like most interdisciplinary fie ...
, particularly in the field of the
sociology of scientific knowledge
The sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) is the study of science as a social activity, especially dealing with "the social conditions and effects of science, and with the social structures and processes of scientific activity." The sociolog ...
.
In addition, Kusch has written on the history of science with a special reference to the history of German
psychology
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.
In 2005, he delivered the Leibniz Lectures at
Leibniz University Hannover
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover (german: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational Sc ...
.
Selected publications
Books
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References
External links
Kusch's web page
1959 births
20th-century German philosophers
21st-century German philosophers
Academics of the University of Cambridge
Academics of the University of Edinburgh
Living people
Sociologists of science
Academics of the University of Vienna
German male writers
European Research Council grantees
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