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Claus Emmeche is a Danish
Danish people

The term Dane may refer to:* People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity, whether living in Denmark, emigrants, or the descendants of emigrants....
 theoretical biologist and philosopher. He is associate professor at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, a majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees....
, and is head of the Center for the Philosophy of Nature and Science Studies at the Faculty of Science (CPNSS, hosted by the Niels Bohr Institute
Niels Bohr Institute

The Niels Bohr Institute is a research institute at the University of Copenhagen. The research of the institute spans astronomy, geophysics, nanotechnology, particle physics, quantum mechanics and biophysics....
).

His research interests are in philosophy of science
Philosophy of science

The philosophy of science is concerned with the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science. The field is defined by an interest in one of a set of "traditional" problems or an interest in central or foundational concerns in science....
, especially philosophy of biology, theoretical biology
Theoretical biology

Theoretical biology is a field of academic study and research that involves the use of models and theory in biology.Many separate areas of biology fall under the concept of theoretical biology, according to the way they are studied....
 (especially morphogenesis
Morphogenesis

Morphogenesis , is the physical process that gives rise to the shape of an organism. It is one of three fundamental aspects of developmental biology along with the control of cell growth and cellular differentiation....
 and evolution
Evolution

In biology, evolution is change in the heritability trait of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. These changes are caused by a combination of three main processes: variation, reproduction, and selection....
, developmental systems, complex systems
Complex systems

Complex systems is a scientific field which studies the common properties of systems considered complex in nature, society and science. It is also called complex systems theory, complexity science, study of complex systems, sciences of complexity, non-equilibrium physics, and historical physics....
), artificial life
Artificial life

Artificial life is a field of study and an associated art form which examine systems related to life, its processes, and its evolution through simulations using computer models, robotics, and biochemistry....
, biosemiotics
Biosemiotics

Biosemiotics is a growing field that studies the production, action and interpretation of Sign in the Biology realm. Biosemiotics attempts to integrate the findings of scientific biology and semiotics, representing a paradigmatic shift in the occidental scientific view of life, demonstrating that semiosis is its imminent feature....
, and other areas within philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
.

s Emmeche has authored or co-authored at least 31 works in science and philosophy in English.






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Claus Emmeche is a Danish
Danish people

The term Dane may refer to:* People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity, whether living in Denmark, emigrants, or the descendants of emigrants....
 theoretical biologist and philosopher. He is associate professor at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, a majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees....
, and is head of the Center for the Philosophy of Nature and Science Studies at the Faculty of Science (CPNSS, hosted by the Niels Bohr Institute
Niels Bohr Institute

The Niels Bohr Institute is a research institute at the University of Copenhagen. The research of the institute spans astronomy, geophysics, nanotechnology, particle physics, quantum mechanics and biophysics....
).

His research interests are in philosophy of science
Philosophy of science

The philosophy of science is concerned with the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science. The field is defined by an interest in one of a set of "traditional" problems or an interest in central or foundational concerns in science....
, especially philosophy of biology, theoretical biology
Theoretical biology

Theoretical biology is a field of academic study and research that involves the use of models and theory in biology.Many separate areas of biology fall under the concept of theoretical biology, according to the way they are studied....
 (especially morphogenesis
Morphogenesis

Morphogenesis , is the physical process that gives rise to the shape of an organism. It is one of three fundamental aspects of developmental biology along with the control of cell growth and cellular differentiation....
 and evolution
Evolution

In biology, evolution is change in the heritability trait of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. These changes are caused by a combination of three main processes: variation, reproduction, and selection....
, developmental systems, complex systems
Complex systems

Complex systems is a scientific field which studies the common properties of systems considered complex in nature, society and science. It is also called complex systems theory, complexity science, study of complex systems, sciences of complexity, non-equilibrium physics, and historical physics....
), artificial life
Artificial life

Artificial life is a field of study and an associated art form which examine systems related to life, its processes, and its evolution through simulations using computer models, robotics, and biochemistry....
, biosemiotics
Biosemiotics

Biosemiotics is a growing field that studies the production, action and interpretation of Sign in the Biology realm. Biosemiotics attempts to integrate the findings of scientific biology and semiotics, representing a paradigmatic shift in the occidental scientific view of life, demonstrating that semiosis is its imminent feature....
, and other areas within philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
.

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:

  • The Garden in the Machine: The Emerging Science of Artificial Life, Princeton University Press, (ISBN 0691029032)
  • Downward Causation: Minds, Bodies and Matter by Peter Bogh Andersen, Claus Emmeche, Niels Ole Finnemann, and Peder Voetmann Christiansen. Princeton University Press, (ISBN 0691029032) (1996)


In Danish, Emmeche has authored or co-authored at least 5 books, 25 articles, and over 47 other works.

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