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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Ludwik Fleck

Who

Ludwik Fleck · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Physician and philosopher of science, theory of 'thought collectives'

When

1896, Lwów, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine) — 1961, Ness Ziona, Israel

Where

Poland (Lwów) · Israel

Biography

Ludwik Fleck is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Physician and philosopher of science, theory of 'thought collectives'

How & why

Ludwik Fleck was a Polish physician, microbiologist and philosopher of science who developed the theory of 'thought collectives' and 'thought styles', arguing that scientific facts are socially constructed within communities — ideas that anticipated Thomas Kuhn's work on paradigms. A Jew, he survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald, where he was forced to work on typhus research, and later emigrated to Israel, where he worked in medical research.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy

Contributions & Sources

Physician and philosopher of science, theory of 'thought collectives'

1896

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy