Michael Ruse
British-Canadian science philosopher (1940–2024)
Michael Escott Ruse FRSC (21 June 1940 – 1 November 2024) was a British-born Canadian philosopher of science. His works focused in the philosophy of biology. He worked on the relationship between science and religion, the creation–evolution controversy, and the demarcation problem in science.
Michael Ruse | |
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.jpg) Ruse in 2020 | |
| Born | Michael Escott Ruse 21 June 1940 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 1 November 2024 (aged 84) |
| Spouse |
Lizzie Ruse (m. 1985) |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | Florida State University (2000–2024) University of Guelph (1965–2000) |
| Doctoral students | David Castle |
Main interests | Philosophy of biology Philosophy of science |
Notable ideas | Orthogenesis as the view that evolution has a kind of momentum of its own that carries organisms along certain tracks[1] |
Ruse was born in Birmingham, England. He studied at University of Bristol and at McMaster University. Ruse taught at the University of Guelph and at Florida State University.
Ruse died on 1 November 2024 at the age of 84.[2]
References
change- ↑ Ruse 1996, p. 261.
- ↑ In Memoriam: Michael Ruse (1940-2024)
Other websites
change- Can a Christian be a Darwinian? Lecture given in 2007 at The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
- Speech by Michael Ruse 1993 to American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Biography and summary of Gifford Lectures Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine (2001, University of Glasgow), by Dr Brannon Hancock
- An autobiographical interview with Michael Ruse at What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher?
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