Brigitte Falkenburg

Brigitte Falkenburg is Professor for Philosophy (retired) at the Department of Philosophy and Political Science at the Technische Universit�t Dortmund. She holds a diploma in physics, a PhD in Philosophy and a 2nd PhD in Physics. Her areas of specialization are: philosophy of science (philosophy of physics, philosophy of neuroscience), history of philosophy (Kant, Hegel, Neo-Kantianism), philosophy of technology. Selected publications: Mythos Determinismus (Heidelberg: Springer 2012);...See more

Brigitte Falkenburg is Professor for Philosophy (retired) at the Department of Philosophy and Political Science at the Technische Universit�t Dortmund. She holds a diploma in physics, a PhD in Philosophy and a 2nd PhD in Physics. Her areas of specialization are: philosophy of science (philosophy of physics, philosophy of neuroscience), history of philosophy (Kant, Hegel, Neo-Kantianism), philosophy of technology. Selected publications: Mythos Determinismus (Heidelberg: Springer 2012); Particle Metaphysics (Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer 2007); Kants Kosmologie (Frankfurt am Main: Klostermann 2000); Wem dient die Technik? Johann Joachim Becher-Preis 2002. Ed. by the J.J.Becher-Stiftung (Baden-Baden: Nomos 2004). As editor: Mechanistic Explanations in Physics and Beyond (with G. Schiemann, Springer Nature AG Switzerland 2019); Why More is Different (with M. Morrison, Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer 2015); From Ultrarays to Astroparticles (with W. Rhode) (Dordrecht: Springer 2012); Natur - Technik - Kultur (Paderborn: Mentis 2007); Erhard Scheibe: Between Rationalism and Empiricism. Selected Papers in the Philosophy of Physics (New York: Springer 2001). See less