Silvio Oscar Funtowicz | |
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 Spring 2016 | |
| Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Post-normal |
Main interests | Philosophy of science |
Notable ideas | NUSAP Post-normal science Knowledge Assessment |
Silvio O. Funtowicz is a philosopher of science active in the field of science and technology studies. He created the NUSAP, a notational system for characterising uncertainty and quality in quantitative expressions, and together with Jerome R. Ravetz he introduced the concept of post-normal science. He is currently a guest researcher at the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT), University of Bergen (Norway).