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Would Virchow be a systems biologist? A discourse on the philosophy of science with implications for pathological research

verfasst von: Albrecht Stenzinger, Frederick Klauschen, Daniel Wittschieber, Wilko Weichert, Carsten Denkert, Manfred Dietel, Claudio Roller

Erschienen in: Virchows Archiv | Ausgabe 6/2010

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Abstract

Research in pathology spans from merely descriptive work to functional studies, “-omics” approaches and, more recently, systems biology. The work presented here aims at placing pathological research into an epistemological context. Aided by Rudolf Virchow, we give an overview on the philosophy of science including the Wiener Kreis, Popper, Kuhn, Fleck and Rheinberger and demonstrate their implications for routine diagnostics and science in pathology. A focus is on the fields of “-omics” and systems pathology.

Philosophical relations to pathology are in italics and typeset as indention.

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Titel: Would Virchow be a systems biologist? A discourse on the philosophy of science with implications for pathological research
verfasst von: Albrecht Stenzinger
Frederick Klauschen
Daniel Wittschieber
Wilko Weichert
Carsten Denkert
Manfred Dietel
Claudio Roller
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2010
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Virchows Archiv / Ausgabe 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-010-0920-x

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