Debating Contemporary Approaches to the History of Science

Lukas M. Verburgt is Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) and guest researcher at Leiden University, the Netherlands.

• List of Contributors Introduction: History of Science – Past, Present, Future, Lukas M. Verburgt (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Netherlands)1. Global History of Science, James Poskett (University of Warwick, UK) a. Comment: Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh (University of Cambridge and Royal Institution, UK)b. Response: James Poskett (University of Warwick, UK)2. Gender History of Science, Donald L. Opitz (DePaul University, USA)a. Comment: Joanna Wharton (University of York, UK)b. Response: Donald L. Opitz (DePaul University, USA)3. Post/Decolonial History of Science and STS, Suman Seth(Cornell University, USA)a. Comment: Meredith Alberta Palmer (Cornell University, USA)b. Response: Suman Seth & Meredith Alberta Palmer (both Cornell University, USA)4. Neo-Kantian/Post-Kuhnian History and Philosophy of Science, Lydia Patton (Virginia Tech University, USA) a. Comment: Katherina Kinzel (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)b. Response: Lydia Patton (Virginia Tech University, USA) 5. Integrated History and Philosophy of Science (&HPS), Max Dresow (University of Minnesota, USA)a. Comment: Hasok Chang (The University of Cambridge, UK)b. Response: Max Dresow (University of Minnesota, USA)6. Historical Epistemology, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Technical University of Berlin, Germany)a. Comment: Massimiliano Simons (Maastricht University, The Netherlands and KU Leuven, Belgium)b. Response: Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Technical University of Berlin, Germany)7. Environmental History of Science, Johan Gärdebo (University of Uppsala, Sweden)a. Comment: Libby Robin (Australian National University, Australia)b. Response: Johan Gärdebo (University of Uppsala, Sweden)8. Multispecies History of Science, Raf de Bont (Maastricht University, The Netherlands)a. Comment: Sabina Leonelli (University of Exeter, UK)b. Response: Raf de Bont (Maastricht University, The Netherlands)9. Material and Performative History of Science, Marieke Hendriksen (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Netherlands)a. Comment: Pamela Smith (Columbia University, USA)b. Response: Marieke Hendriksen (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Netherlands)10. Computational History of Science, Julia Damerow and Manfred Laubichler (both Arizona State University USA)a. Comment: Colin Frederick Allen (University of Pittsburgh, USA)b. Response: Julia Damerow & Manfred Laubichler (both Arizona State University USA)11. History of Knowledge, Peter Burke (University of Cambridge, UK)a. Comment: James A. Secord (University of Cambridge, UK)b. Response: Peter Burke (University of Cambridge, UK)12. History of Scientific Ignorance, Lukas M. Verburgt (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Netherlands)a. Comment: Jouni-Matti Kuukanen (University of Oulu, Finland)b. Response: Lukas M. Verburgt (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Netherlands)13. Agnotology in History of Science, Naomi Oreskes (Harvard University, USA) a. Comment: Anna Lisa Ahlers (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Germany)b. Response: Naomi Oreskes (Harvard University, USA)BibliographyIndex

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