Ilkka Niiniluoto
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Ilkka Maunu Olavi Niiniluoto (born March 12, 1946 in Helsinki
, Finland
) is a Finnish philosopher and mathematician, serving as a professor of philosophy
at the University of Helsinki
since 1981. He is currently on leave from his position, having been appointed as rector
of the University of Helsinki on August 1, 2003 for a five-year period. On April 25, 2008, he was chosen to succeed Kari Raivio as chancellor of the University of Helsinki, beginning 1 June 2008.
A significant contribution to the philosophy of science, particularly to the topic of verisimilitude
or truth approximation, is his Truthlikeness, (1987) Synthese Library, Springer. Another notable publication is Critical Scientific Realism, (2002) Oxford, Oxford University Press.
In 1990s, Niiniluoto among other university employees organized a plead to the consistory of the university to abolish ecclesiastic remnants from the university ceremonies.
Ilkka Niiniluoto is editor-in-chief of Acta Philosophica Fennica
, the leading philosophical journal of Finland.
Helsinki
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, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) is a Finnish philosopher and mathematician, serving as a professor of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
since 1981. He is currently on leave from his position, having been appointed as rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the University of Helsinki on August 1, 2003 for a five-year period. On April 25, 2008, he was chosen to succeed Kari Raivio as chancellor of the University of Helsinki, beginning 1 June 2008.
A significant contribution to the philosophy of science, particularly to the topic of verisimilitude
Verisimilitude
Verisimilitude is the quality of realism in something .-Competing ideas:The problem of verisimilitude is the problem of articulating what it takes for one false theory to be closer to the truth than another false theory...
or truth approximation, is his Truthlikeness, (1987) Synthese Library, Springer. Another notable publication is Critical Scientific Realism, (2002) Oxford, Oxford University Press.
In 1990s, Niiniluoto among other university employees organized a plead to the consistory of the university to abolish ecclesiastic remnants from the university ceremonies.
Ilkka Niiniluoto is editor-in-chief of Acta Philosophica Fennica
Acta Philosophica Fennica
Acta Philosophica Fennica is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Philosophical Society of Finland. The journal was established in 1935. From 1968-1981 it was distributed by North-Holland Publishing , and since 1981 by the Academic Bookstore . The Acta Philosophica Fennica covers all...
, the leading philosophical journal of Finland.