Gülhan Yaşar works in the history of science and philosophy, with a focus on how nature was understood, described, and conceptually organized in classical and pre-modern intellectual traditions. Her research explores both descriptive approaches to natural knowledge—such as early botanical and medical writings—and system-oriented philosophical frameworks that address questions of causality, motion, and life.
Her publications examine figures from Greek, Islamic, and early modern contexts, including authors associated with the development of plant studies and natural philosophy. Through text-based historical analysis and conceptual study, her work aims to clarify how different traditions of knowledge contributed to the long-term formation of scientific thought.
The book series presented here forms part of an ongoing research program on the history of natural knowledge and its diverse intellectual traditions.
Research Interests
- history of science
- classical natural philosophy
- botanical knowledge traditions
- knowledge transmission across cultures
Publications & Ongoing Research
This website presents an ongoing research project on traditions of
understanding nature, including thematic research series and book-length studies.