Research Units

The Institute's research is organized in three permanent departments, currently complemented by two additional junior research groups established for terms of five years. In addition, the Institute runs an international research network dedicated to the "History of Scientific Objects".

Department l: Structural Changes in Systems of Knowledge (Jürgen Renn)

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Department ll: Ideals and Practices of Rationality (Lorraine Daston)

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Department lll: Experimental Systems and Spaces of Knowledge (Hans-Jörg Rheinberger)

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Independent Junior Research Group "Concepts and Modalities: Practical Knowledge Transmission" (Dagmar Schäfer)

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Research Network "History of Scientific Objects"

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