Jerome Ravetz
Jerome Raymond Ravetz | |
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| Born | June 10, 1929 Philadelphia, US |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (England) and Swarthmore College (Philadelphia) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Post-normal |
| Main interests | Philosophy of science |
| Notable ideas | NUSAP Post-normal science |
Jerome (Jerry) Ravetz is a philosopher of science. He is best known for his books analysing scientific knowledge from a social and ethical perspective, focusing on issues of quality. He is the co-author (with Silvio Funtowicz) of the NUSAP notational system and of Post-normal science. He is currently an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford.