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Science-and-religion in a post-Kantian key: The historiography of Reijer Hooykaas

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Abstract

Trained as a chemist, Reijer Hooykaas (1906-1994) taught himself how to do history of science. Among his influences are Kurd Lasswitz and Ernst Cassirer. I will discuss the two earliest academic publications by Hooykaas: his 1933 dissertation on the history of the concept of ‘element’ and a 1934 academic lecture on science-and-religion in history, held at a meeting of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In my presentation I explored in what way Hooykaas was influenced by neo-Kantianism.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 31 Oct 2025
EventHOPOS in the Low Countries - Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
Duration: 30 Oct 202531 Oct 2025
https://fasos-research.nl/history-of-philosophy-of-technology/cfa-hopos-in-the-low-countries-maastricht-university-30-31-october-2025/

Conference

ConferenceHOPOS in the Low Countries
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityMaastricht
Period30/10/2531/10/25
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Keywords

  • Reijer Hooykaas
  • history of science
  • Ernst Cassirer
  • Kurd Lasswitz
  • philosophy of science

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