Ludwik Fleck
Philosopher, Academic
1896 – 1961
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Who was Ludwik Fleck?
Ludwik Fleck was a Polish Israeli medical doctor and biologist who developed in the 1930s the concept of Denkkollektiv. This concept is important in philosophy of science and sociology of science in that it helps explain how scientific ideas change over time, similar to Thomas Kuhn's later notion of paradigm shift or Foucault's episteme.
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- Born
- Jul 11, 1896
Lviv - Also known as
- Флек, Людвик
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Poland
- Israel
- Profession
- Education
- Lviv University
- Died
- Jul 5, 1961
Ness Ziona
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on July 23, 2013
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