Helga Nowotny belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Helga Nowotny as Austrian sociologist.
Helga Nowotny was born at Vienna in 1937. Her recorded nationality is Austria. She studied at University of Vienna.
Twentieth-century philosophy was marked by war, exile and ideology; many of its central figures wrote in flight or under censorship.
Her academic posts were held at University of Vienna and ETH Zurich.
The recorded fields of work are science studies.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Recognition followed: Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, John Desmond Bernal Prize (2003), Prize of the City of Vienna for the Humanities (2008) and President's Medal (2017).
That the work was done from Austria matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Achievements
- Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- John Desmond Bernal Prize — 2003
- Prize of the City of Vienna for the Humanities — 2008
- President's Medal — 2017
- Held posts at University of Vienna and ETH Zurich
- Fields: science studies
