[1] It is dedicated to addressing fundamental questions of the history of knowledge from the Neolithic era to the present day, and its researchers pursue a historical epistemology in their study of how new categories of thought, proof, and experience have emerged in interactions between the sciences and their ambient cultures.

[2] The MPIWG comprises three departments and several independent research groups.

Jürgen Renn headed the department "Structural Changes in Systems of Knowledge" from 1994 to 2023, when in moved on to Jena to be the Founding Director at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology.

The Research Groups are: In addition are groups and programs focusing on: The institute also comprises doctoral students, and research and teaching cooperations with other institutions worldwide.

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