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Jan Faye

Philosophy of Science

Jan Faye is a Danish philosopher of science and metaphysics. He is associate professor in philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, and he has contributed to a number of areas of philosophy including explanation, interpretation, the philosophy of the humanities and the natural sciences, evolutionary naturalism, the philosophy of Niels Bohr, and topics concerning time, causation, and backward causation, or retrocausality.

Facts
Birth Year
1947 2
Birth Date
1947-02-25 2
Notable Publication
The Nature of Scientific Thinking (2014) 1
Office Held
Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Copenhagen 1
Classification
Nationality
Denmark 1
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1. Wikipedia: Jan Faye
  • Published books (In English)
    The Nature of Scientific Thinking (2014)
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    He is currently associate professor in philosophy at the University of Copenhagen
  • Lead section, nationality sentence
    Jan Faye is a Danish philosopher of science and metaphysics.
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2. Wikidata: Jan Faye (Q58000952)
  • Claims, P569 date of birth (year)
    1947-02-25T00:00:00Z
  • Claims, P569 date of birth (full date)
    1947-02-25
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