Adjunct Professor Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen
Silvio Oscar Funtowicz is presently adjunct professor at the University of Bergen (Norway) at the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT). He is an analytic philosopher active in the field of science and technology studies. He created the NUSAP, notational system for characterising uncertainty and quality in quantitative expressions, and together with Jerome R. Ravetz he introduced the concept of post-normal science. presently professor at the University of Bergen (Norway) at the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT).
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