HOYNINGEN-HUENE, Paul

HOYNINGEN-HUENE, Paul. German, b. 1946. Genres: Philosophy. Career: University of Zurich, Switzerland, lecturer in philosophy of science, 1976-84, 1985-86, 1987, 1990-95; University of Bern, lecturer, 1980-84, 1985-87, 1988-98; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, visiting scholar in linguistics and philosophy, 1984-85; University of Pittsburgh, PA, senior visiting fellow at Center for the Philosophy of Science, 1987-88; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, senior research fellow for environmental sciences, 1989-90; University of Konstanz, professor of foundational theory and history of the sciences, 1990-97; University of Hannover, Center for Philosophy and Ethics of Science, Germany, professor and director. Publications: (ed. with F.M. Wuketits, and contrib.) Reductionism and Systems Theory in the Life Sciences, 1989; Die Wissenschaftsphilosophie Thomas S. Kuhns: Rekonstruktion und Grundlagenprobleme, 1989, trans. as Reconstructing Scientific Revolutions: Thomas S. Kuhn's Philosophy of Science, 1993. IN GERMAN: (ed. and author of intro) Die Mathematisierung der Wissenschaften (title means: The Mathematization of the Sciences), 1983; (ed. with G. Hirsch, and contrib.) Wozu Wissenschaftsphilosophie? (title means: Why Philosophy of Science?), 1988; (ed. with M. Fischer, and contrib.) Paradigmen (title means: Paradigms), 1997; Formale Logik (title means: Formal Logic), 1998. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to scientific and philosophy journals. Address: Winzerstrasse 104, CH-8049 Zurich, Switzerland. Online address: hoyningen@ww.uni-hannover.de