Yehuda Elkana (1934–2012).

Leo Corry; Moritz Epple; Orna Harari; Alexandre Métraux; Jürgen Renn

doi:10.1017/S0269889712000269

Yehuda Elkana (1934–2012).

Leo Corry, Moritz Epple, Orna Harari, Alexandre Métraux, Jürgen Renn

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

We mourn the loss of Yehuda Elkana, founding editor of this journal. Setting science in context was a mission of his life. For him this did not mean to relativize and historicize science to the point where it is no longer distinguishable as central to the human quest for knowledge. Rather, an understanding of science as being rooted in social, material, and cultural contexts was for him the key to its central role for solving the problems of humanity with which he was so deeply concerned.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	Science in Context
Volume	26
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0269889712000269
State	Published - 1 Mar 2013

Keywords

Elkana, Yehuda
Historians of science
Periodical editors

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