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Michael Ruse

British-Canadian science philosopher (1940-2024) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 84

Michael Escott Ruse was a British-born Canadian philosopher of science who specialised in the philosophy of biology and worked on the relationship between science and religion, the creation-evolution controversy, and the demarcation problem within science.

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Ruse began his career teaching at the University of Guelph and spent many years at Florida State University.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2024 · aged 84

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