Friedrich Stadler
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Friedrich Stadler is an Austria
n historian of science and philosopher of science, and professor for history and philosophy of science at the University of Vienna
. He is also the founder (in 1991) and long-time director of the Institute Vienna Circle
, which was also established as a Department of the Faculty of Philosophy and Education of the Vienna University in May 2011.
Stadler studied philosophy, psychology, education and history at the University of Graz
and the University of Salzburg
. In 1977 he obtained his Mag.phil. After teaching at high schools for several years, he completed his Ph.D. in 1982. He was involved in various research projects at the Institute for Science and the Arts and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for History of the Social Sciences in Salzburg and Vienna.
Since 1989 Stadler has held teaching positions at the University of Vienna. In 1994 Stadler submitted a Habilitation thesis (venia docendi) in history of science and philosophy of science at the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies. In 1997 he became Associate Professor at the University of Vienna. Since October 2008 Stadler has been Professor for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Vienna (joint appointment of the Faculty of Philosophy and Education and the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies). Since 2001 he has organized the yearly “Vienna International Summer University – Scientific World Conceptions” (VISU/SWC). He initiated the interdisciplinary Master studies program “History and Philosophy of Science” and is a member of the faculty of the Ph.D. program “The Sciences in Historical, Philosophical, and Cultural Contexts” at the University of Vienna. In 2009 he was elected president of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA). Since 2007 he has served as an assessor and advisor for the International Union for History and Philosophy of Science/Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science (DLMPS).
He is a board member of the journals General Philosophy of Science, European Journal of Philosophy of Science, Journal for the History of Philosophy of Science.
He is the project leader of research projects on the history of philosophy of science, of the Forum Contemporary History of the University of Vienna at the Department of Contemporary History, which he headed from 2001 to 2008 and where he is in charge of a commission investigating the history of the Vienna University on the occasion of its 650th anniversary in 2015. In addition, Stadler leads the scientific advisory board of the Austrian Society of Exile Studies.
Stadler was visiting professor at the Humboldt University Berlin
(Department of Philosophy), the University of Minnesota
(Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science and Center for Austrian Studies), and fellow at the University of Helsinki
(Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies).
Stadler’s main research interests are modern history and philosophy of science
, intellectual history and exile studies, the history, theories and methods of the cultural studies, contemporary history of the Vienna University, and Austrian history of philosophy and science with a special focus on the Vienna Circle
and Logical Empiricism. In this field his international expertise is documented by two books he has written (on Ernst Mach and on the Vienna Circle in German, English and Spanish) and his editorship of many volumes in connection with his activities as director of the Institute Vienna Circle.
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Austria
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n historian of science and philosopher of science, and professor for history and philosophy of science at the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
. He is also the founder (in 1991) and long-time director of the Institute Vienna Circle
Institute Vienna Circle
The Institute Vienna Circle is an international nonprofit society founded in October 1991 by Friedrich Stadler and is located at the University of Vienna.-Objectives:The society has two main objectives:...
, which was also established as a Department of the Faculty of Philosophy and Education of the Vienna University in May 2011.
Stadler studied philosophy, psychology, education and history at the University of Graz
University of Graz
The University of Graz , a university located in Graz, Austria, is the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria....
and the University of Salzburg
University of Salzburg
The University of Salzburg, or Paris Lodron University after its founder, the Prince Archbishop Paris Lodron, is located in the Austrian city of Salzburg, Salzburgerland, home of Mozart. It is divided into 4 faculties: catholic theology, law, humanities and natural science.Founded in 1622, it...
. In 1977 he obtained his Mag.phil. After teaching at high schools for several years, he completed his Ph.D. in 1982. He was involved in various research projects at the Institute for Science and the Arts and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for History of the Social Sciences in Salzburg and Vienna.
Since 1989 Stadler has held teaching positions at the University of Vienna. In 1994 Stadler submitted a Habilitation thesis (venia docendi) in history of science and philosophy of science at the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies. In 1997 he became Associate Professor at the University of Vienna. Since October 2008 Stadler has been Professor for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Vienna (joint appointment of the Faculty of Philosophy and Education and the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies). Since 2001 he has organized the yearly “Vienna International Summer University – Scientific World Conceptions” (VISU/SWC). He initiated the interdisciplinary Master studies program “History and Philosophy of Science” and is a member of the faculty of the Ph.D. program “The Sciences in Historical, Philosophical, and Cultural Contexts” at the University of Vienna. In 2009 he was elected president of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA). Since 2007 he has served as an assessor and advisor for the International Union for History and Philosophy of Science/Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science (DLMPS).
He is a board member of the journals General Philosophy of Science, European Journal of Philosophy of Science, Journal for the History of Philosophy of Science.
He is the project leader of research projects on the history of philosophy of science, of the Forum Contemporary History of the University of Vienna at the Department of Contemporary History, which he headed from 2001 to 2008 and where he is in charge of a commission investigating the history of the Vienna University on the occasion of its 650th anniversary in 2015. In addition, Stadler leads the scientific advisory board of the Austrian Society of Exile Studies.
Stadler was visiting professor at the Humboldt University Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
(Department of Philosophy), the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
(Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science and Center for Austrian Studies), and fellow at the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
(Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies).
Stadler’s main research interests are modern history and philosophy of science
History and philosophy of science
The history and philosophy of science is an academic discipline that encompasses the philosophy of science and the history of science. Although many scholars in the field are trained primarily as either historians or as philosophers, there are degree-granting departments of HPS at several...
, intellectual history and exile studies, the history, theories and methods of the cultural studies, contemporary history of the Vienna University, and Austrian history of philosophy and science with a special focus on the Vienna Circle
Vienna Circle
The Vienna Circle was an association of philosophers gathered around the University of Vienna in 1922, chaired by Moritz Schlick, also known as the Ernst Mach Society in honour of Ernst Mach...
and Logical Empiricism. In this field his international expertise is documented by two books he has written (on Ernst Mach and on the Vienna Circle in German, English and Spanish) and his editorship of many volumes in connection with his activities as director of the Institute Vienna Circle.
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Author:- Vom Positivismus zur 'Wissenschaftlichen Weltauffassung'. Am Beispiel der Wirkungsgeschichte von Ernst Mach in Österreich von 1895 bis 1934. Löcker, Wien/München 1982. ISBN 3-85409-038-2
- Studien zum Wiener Kreis. Ursprung, Entwicklung und Wirkung des Logischen Empirismus im Kontext. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1997. ISBN 3-518-58207-0
- The Vienna Circle. Studies in the Origins, Development, and Influence of Logical Empiricism. Springer, Wien and New York 2001. ISBN 3-211-83243-2
- El Círculo de Viena. Empirismo lógico, ciencia, cultura y politica. Fondo de cultura Económica. Chile 2001. ISBN 9789562890854
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- (Ed.): Institute Vienna Circle Yearbook. Springer Dordrecht 1993ff.
- (Ed.): Ernst Mach Studienausgabe. Xenomoi Verlag, Berlin 2008ff. ISBN 978-3-936532-91-3
- (Ed.): Emigration – Exil – Kontinuität. Schriften zur zeitgeschichtlichen Kultur- und Wissenschaftsforschung. LIT Verlag 2004ff.
- (Co-Ed. with Hans-Jürgen Wendel): Moritz Schlick. Kritische Gesamtausgabe. Springer, Wien und New York, 2006ff. ISBN 978-3211297896
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- (Ed.): Kontinuität und Bruch 1938 - 1945 - 1955. Beiträge zur österreichischen Kultur- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte. LIT-Verlag, Münster 2004. ISBN 3-8258-7489-3
- (Ed.): Vertriebene Vernunft. Emigration und Exil österreichischer Wissenschaft. 2 Volumes. Jugend und Volk, Wien/München 1987/88. New Edition: LIT-Verlag 2004. ISBN 3-8258-7373-0
- (Ed.): Vertreibung, Transformation und Rückkehr der Wissenschaftstheorie am Beispiel von Rudolf Carnap und Wolfgang Stegmüller. LIT-Verlag, Wien 2010. ISBN 978-3-643-50165-3
- (Co-Ed. with Kurt R. Fischer): Paul Feyerabend. Ein Philosoph aus Wien. Springer, Wien/New York: 2006. ISBN 3-211-29759-6
- (Co-Ed. with Eric Kandel, Walter Kohn, Fritz Stern und Anton Zeilinger): Österreichs Umgang mit dem Nationalsozialismus. Die Folgen für die naturwissenschaftliche und humanistische Lehre. Springer, Wien/New York 2004. ISBN 3-211-21537-9
Links
- hps.univie.ac.at - Organigramm der Doppelprofessur History and Philosophy of Science (HPS)
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae at the Hompage of the Institute Vienna Circle
- Short Biography at the Online-Gazette of the University of Vienna
- www.univie.ac.at/ivc - Institute Vienna Circle
- www.forum-zeitgeschichte.univie.ac.at - Forum "Zeitgeschichte der Universität Wien"
- www.epsa.ac.at - European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA)