The Range of Science

Studies on the Interdisciplinary Legacy of Johannes von Kries

edited by Gerhard Wagner

Book cover: The Range of Science

Extent: 164 pages

Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag

Subjects: Cultural Studies

Series: Kultur- und sozialwissenschaftliche Studien /Studies in Cultural and Social Sciences

Series volume number: 19

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(October 2019)

ISBN: 9783447112581

Price: $68.00

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Johannes von Kries (1853-1928) left a fascinating work: As a physiologist, he had a lasting influence on research into colour perception. As a philosopher, he formulated a theory of probability which was received not only in philosophy (Hans Reichenbach, Ludwig Wittgenstein), but also in physics (Ludwig Boltzmann, Max Planck), jurisprudence (Gustav Radbruch), sociology (Alfred Schutz, Max Weber), economics (John Maynard Keynes), and belles-lettres (Robert Musil). This anthology reconstructs some central lines of reception. It contexts Kries’ work in the history of ideas and examines its topicality.

  • Edited by Gerhard Wagner