Helena Knyazeva

Helena Knyazeva
Born (1959-12-23) 23 December 1959 (age 65)
Moscow, Soviet Union
CitizenshipRussian Federation
Alma materMoscow State Pedagogical University
Known forPhilosophy of science, Complex systems, Epistemology
Scientific career
FieldsPhilosophy
InstitutionsInstitute of Philosophy, Higher School of Economics

Helena Nikolaevna Knyazeva (Russian: Елена Николаевна Князева, born 23 December 1959) is a Russian philosopher of science, complex systems scientist, scholar of synergetics,[1] and translator into Russian of the works of Ilya Prigogine, Edgar Morin, and others.[2] She is a professor at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow.[3]

Education and career

Knyazeva was born 23 December 1959 in Moscow.[4]

She was a student at the Moscow State Pedagogical University, studying physics, astronomy, and philosophy there and graduating in 1982 with an honors degree in physics.[3][4] She earned a candidate degree (equivalent to Ph.D.) in 1985 through the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, and completed a doctor of sciences degree (habilitation) in 1995 through the same institute.[3]

She worked as a researcher in the Institute of Philosophy for over 30 years, and from 2008 to 2013 headed the department of evolutionary epistemology there.[2] She has been affiliated with the Higher School of Economics since 2013.[3]

Recognition

Knyazeva was elected to the International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences in 2016,[3] as its youngest member and first Russian member.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Helena Knyazeva appointed academician", News, Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science, 21 September 2016, retrieved 2021-12-06
  2. ^ a b "Professor Helena Knyazeva", Advisory board: Members of Complex Systems Board, Lifeboat Foundation, retrieved 2021-12-06
  3. ^ a b c d e Helena Knyazeva, Higher School of Economics, retrieved 2021-12-06
  4. ^ a b Curriculum vitae, retrieved 2021-12-06