Claus Emmeche


Claus Emmeche is a Danish theoretical biologist and philosopher. He is associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, and is head of the Center for the Philosophy of Nature and Science Studies at the Faculty of Science.
His research interests are in philosophy of science, especially philosophy of biology, theoretical biology, artificial life, biosemiotics, and other areas within philosophy.

Activism

Claus Emmeche was one of the organizers of a petition directed at Helge Sander's education reforms, which the petition claimed undermined academic freedom by granting a broad majority of the management of universities to people from outside the academic community. As of August, 2008, 35% of Danish academics had signed the petition. By November, this figure had risen to about 50%.

Notable works

Claus Emmeche has authored or co-authored at least 31 works in science and philosophy in English. Some of his most notable English works include:
In Danish, Emmeche has authored or co-authored at least 5 books, 25 articles, and over 47 other works.