An Epistemology of the Concrete

An exploration of 20th century scientific discourse, focusing on experimental models in genetics and microbiology

Autorentext
Hans-Jörg Rheinberger

Zusammenfassung
Brings together case studies and theoretical reflections on the history and epistemology of the life sciences by Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, one of the foremost philosophers of science.

Inhalt
Illustrations vii
Foreword / Tim Lenoir xi
Prologue 1
Part I. Historical Epistemology
1. Ludwik Fleck, Edmond Husserl: On the Historicity of Scientific Knowledge 13
2. Gaston Bachelard: The Concept of "Phenomenotechnique" 25
3. Georges Canguilhem: Epistemological History 37
Part II. Model Organisms: Studies in the History of Heredity and Reproduction
4. Pisum: Carl Carren's Experiments on Xenia, 1896-99 51
5. Eudorina: Max Hartmann's Experiments on Biological Regulation in Protozoa, 1914-21 82
6. Ephistia: Alfred Kühn's Experimental Design for a Developmental Physiological Genetics, 1924-45 94
7. Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Virus Research at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institutes for Biochemistry and Biology, 1937-45 128
Part III. Concepts and Instruments: Studies in the History of Molecular Biology
8. The Concept of the Gene: Molecular Biological Perspectives 153
9. The Liquid Scintillation Counter: Traces of Radioactivity 170
10. The Concept of Information 203
Part IV. Epistemic Configurations
11. Intersections 217
12. Preparations 233
13. The Economy of the Scribble 244
Acknowledgments 253
Abbreviations 255
Notes 257
Bibliography 289
Index 321

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