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Januar 2 0 1 7 )  \nvor ge leg t v on  \nYan nick Michel Mangold  \naus Will ich  \nHamburg den 30 . 0 6 . 2 0 2 5  \nProf. Dr. Elisabeth Allgoewer  \nProf. Dr. Harald Hagemann  \nVorsitzender: Prof. Dr. Olaf Asbach  \nErstgutachterin: Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Allgoewer  \nZweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Harald Hagemann  \nDatum der Disputation: 06.08.2025  \nElektronische Veröffentlichung:  \nDiese Dissertation ist online publiziert im Repositorium der Universität Hamburg  \nPersistent Identifier (URN):  \nurn:nbn:de:gbv:18-ediss-131072  \n[https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-ediss-131072](https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-ediss-131072)  \nFür meinen Vater, bei Fahrten übers Land von Pferdestall zu Pferdestallerklärst du mir die Welt und ihre Geschichte.  \nFür meine Mutter,  \ndeine Liebe zur Welt, dein lachendes Herz – du verstehst, worum es geht und wie man es sagt.  \nFür meine Eltern,  \nfür Nächte im Zelt und Tage in Wanderstiefeln, fürKäse am Stück beim Blick übers Tal und fürjedes vorgelesene Wort—  \nich trage sie alle in mir.  \nAcknowledgements  \nI would like to thank my two supervisors, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Allgoewer and Prof. Dr. Harald Hagemann, for their consistent support and thoughtful guidance throughout this dissertation project. I am most grateful that you were my entry point into the history of economic thought. I also want to thank Prof. Allgoewer for the invaluable mentorship during the years when I worked at her chair and the inspiring passion she brings to teaching—a quality that has deeply influenced the way I approach my own teaching today.  \nI also want to thank the entire team—former and current members—of the Chair for the History of Economic Thought in Hamburg. I want to thank Arlette Kiene, who never fails to brighten the mood and was of invaluable organisational support. I also want to thank Kai Brüggemann, Max Engeler, and Hannah Spille for providing a great work atmosphere and many encouraging, fun, and interesting conversations. The same holds true for Johannes Harzer, but I want to add my gratitude for his impromptu support with my references during the final steps. A very special thanks goes to Dr. Julia Lücke, who was not only the best colleague I could have wished for, but also became a dear friend—a great deal of this dissertation, and much of my teaching, owes to your thoughtful comments and emotional support. My gratitude also extends to Dr. Enrico Longo and Dr. Lorenzo Romero for their companionship—even though we only met late in the journey, I am all the more grateful that we did.  \nI want to thank the entire department at the Centre international de recherche sur l’environnement et le développement (CIRED) in Paris for their warm welcome during my research stay. A special thanks goes to the Energy Transitions in the History of Economic Thought (19th–20th c.) (ETRANHET) team, who took me in so warmly and made me feel fully included. I want to thank Dr. Adriana Calcagno and Lucie Rondeau du Noyer for the great conversations. I also want to thank Dr. Henk-Jan Dekker for not only kindly sharing his office with me, but also for all the thoughtful chats, friendship, mentorship, and fun football matches. The same holds true for Dr. Baptiste Parent, whose warmth and inclusiveness stood out from day one.  \nI am also most grateful to Dr. Marco Vianna Franco, whose consistent support, encouragement, and friendship contributed greatly to the finalisation of the dissertation and whose enthusiasm for research keeps on inspiring me. A special word of thanks goes to Dr. Antoine Missemer, who made the research stay possible by creating the wonderful ETRANHET project and by approaching me at a conference and invit","cbCaikluxFNPclvm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikluxFNPclvm","pdf",5025904,237,"English","# 1. Introduction\n## 1.1 A persisting tension in the history of thought: the mechanistic and the organicist worldview\n## 1.2 Complexity and abstraction: ontological commitments and methodological consequences\n## 1.3 Bringing the argument into view\n## 1.4 Potential for further research","[{\"question\":\"What central issue does the dissertation address in economic thought?\",\"answer\":\"It studies how complexity and abstraction shape the way nature is conceptualized in economic thought.\"},{\"question\":\"How are mechanistic and organicist worldviews connected to the dissertation’s approach?\",\"answer\":\"The dissertation treats their tension as a persistent thread and explains how it informs ontological commitments and methodological choices.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the section on further research?\",\"answer\":\"It identifies opportunities for extending the argument and exploring additional questions grounded in complexity, abstraction, and the historical development of economic thought.\"}]","COMPLEXITY AND ABSTRACTION OF NATURE IN ECONOMIC THOUGHT - Dissertation - Doctoral dissertation | PDF",597]