With this volume of three essays, the authors want to create an opportunity for dialogue between different disciplines by taking a closer look at three cardio-physiological examples. In the essays presented, we will look at the exploration of different cardiological topics from the 20th century, all of which have contributed to a better understanding of certain aspects of cardiac activity. Not only do these insights provide a more complete picture of these cardiac phenomena, but it is also within this context that we can look for and into the patterns of regularities which govern this living organism. Our goal is to stimulate a dialogue on the philosophy of science in the spirit of Hans Reichenbach.
Brigitte Lohff, born in 1945, worked as a criminal psychologist in Hamburg after studying psychology. She received her doctorate in the history of science in 1977 and her habilitation in the history of medicine at Kiel University in 1986. From 1994 until her retirement in 2013, she held the chair for the history of medicine at the Hanover Medical School. She authored ca. 200 publications on the history of physiology, cardiology, and philosophy of medicine, as well as on gender medicine.
Jochen Schaefer
Jochen Schaefer, geboren am 21. August 1930 in Berlin. Studium der Medizin in Freiburg/Breisgau, Innsbruck, München, Marburg/Lahn 1948–1954. Staatsexamen in Freiburg/Breisgau 1954; Promotion 1955. Wissenschaftliche Assistentenzeit in der Pathologie 1955–1957, Pharmakologie (DFG-Stipendiat) 1957–1959, Chirurgie 1959–1960. Fellow in Cardiology am The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hop-kins University, 1960–1962. Wissenschaftlicher Assistent an der I. Medizinischen Kli-nik der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel ab 1962 mit dem Auftrag, eine moderne kardiologische Abteilung aufzubauen. 1966 erfolgte die Habilitation. Ernennung zum Professor 1970 und zum Leiter und Direktor der Abteilung für Spezielle Kardiologie der CAU Kiel 1974 - 1985 Ausscheiden aus dem Dienst des Landes Schleswig-Hol-stein auf eigenes Verlangen (siehe https://historischesarchiv.dgk.org/files/2015/04/Jochen-Schaefer-Biographie-03-Feb-2014.pdf und M. Schöttler, Prof. Dr. Jochen Schaefer zum 75. Geburtstag. Schleswig-Holsteinisches Ärzteblatt 10/2005, S. 18–20). Seit 1981 Chefarzt der Kurklinik – Rehakliniken - Küppelsmühle Bad Orb bis zur Pensionierung 1996 - Seither Direktor des International Institute for Theoretical Cardiology (iiftc.de) in Kiel.
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