About the Journal

Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science is an open-access semiannual [June and December] online journal published by the Graduate Program in History (Science and Culture in History) of Federal University of Minas Gerais (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais).
 
Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science promotes scholarly research in the historiography of science and chronicles its history and criticism. Although historiography of science is a sub-discipline of History, we construe this subject broadly to include analysis of the historiography of science produced by history of science, philosophy of science, science education and related disciplines. By focusing its analysis on the different historical, social and epistemological implications of science, historiography of science is a transversal knowledge with respect to the production of science, hence the name of this journal. In order to accomplish its purpose, Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science discusses historical, theoretical, conceptual and methodological aspects of the different themes, works and authors present in this tradition, as well as the new approaches in the recent historiography of science.

Announcements

Special Issue: Paul Feyerabend and the History and Philosophy of Science

2025-02-10

Paul Feyerabend (1924-2024) was a renowned philosopher of science known for his influential contributions to the field, his controversial ideas on science and philosophy, and the relationship between science and society. His most (in)famous book, Against Method (1975), has shaken the grounds of university, philosophy and science, changing definitely the way we understand them. His work influenced great philosophers, such as Lakatos, Kuhn, Latour, Chang and many others. As was once said, Feyerabend is one of the four main philosophers of science of the twentieth century, and since last year we have celebrated the centennial anniversary of his birth; this event gives us all a perfect opportunity to honour him with this special issue.

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Current Issue

No. 17 (2024): History and Philosophy of Science in the Belle Époque (1871-1914)
Published: 2024-12-27

From the Editors

  • To the Belle Époque

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.00
    Marina S. Duarte, Fábio R. Leite

Dossiers (Issue-specific topics)

  • Introduction The Rayonnement of Science and the History and Philosophy of Science in the Belle Époque

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.01
    João Príncipe, Fábio Rodrigo Leite

  • Louis Couturat as a Historian of Logic

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.02
    Víctor Manuel Hernández Márquez

  • Philipp Frank and the Relationship Between Physics and Philosophy in the Belle Époque

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.03
    Rafael Velloso , Antonio Augusto Passos Videira

  • Henri Poincaré The Love for Truth and the Relations Between Ethics and Science

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.04
    João Príncipe

  • Experimental Zoology and the Concept of Milieu The Role of Marine Laboratories at the Turn of the 19th Century

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.05
    Théophile Carrau

  • The Development of Experimental Physiology The Laboratory and Vivisection in Victorian England

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.06
    Giovanna Perez Altieri, Maurício de Carvalho Ramos

  • The Economy of Thought in Mach, Poincaré and Duhem

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.07
    Roberto Estrada Olguín

Articles

  • A Reconstruction of Gilles Deleuze’s Contribution in Einstein-Bergson Debate

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.08
    Mehdi Parsa

  • Carl Hempel and the Analytical Tradition

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.09
    Alexandra Dias Ferraz Tedesco

  • Mortimer Taube’s Critique of AI Reflections for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.10
    Alberto Bardi

  • Leonard Euler in the “Scientific Revolution” Concept of Thomas Kuhn

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.11
    Dmitri Starostin

Book Reviews

  • Seeking News, Making China Information, Technology, and the Emergence of Mass Society

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.24117/2526-2270.2024.i17.12
    Yue Liang , Fa-ti Fan
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