Episode 19: Peter Damerow and the...

Episode 19: Peter Damerow and the Ontogeny of Thinking

Critique of the Podcast Form por Critical Theory Working Group
E19
14 may 2026
01:12:36

Notas del episodio

Anatarah, Mac, and Re return once more to the realm of science studies. This time it is to discuss the indomitable Peter Damerow and the Max Planck history of science’s program of historical epistemology via their book Abstraction and Representation: Essays on the Cultural Evolution of Thinking. We discuss the usage and development of (reflective) abstractions, the similarities between Piaget and Hegel, and finally the genesis of the number concept. Along the way, we discuss Damerow's theory of writing and language as well as his concept of historiogenesis.

Recommend readings:

The new Damerow translation by the Marxism & Science Journal

The Creation of Numbers from Clay by McLaughlin & Schlaudt

Eye of the Master by Pasquinelli

Material Engagement Theory by Malafouris

Palabras clave

critical theory
Philosophy
Historical Materialism
Philosophy of Science
Peter Damerow
Jean Piaget
Developmental Psychology
History of Science
Historical Epistemology
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science