Noretta Koertge

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Noretta Koertge
Alma mater University of London
Era Contemporary philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Analytic philosophy
Institutions Indiana University Bloomington
Thesis A study of relations between scientific theories: a test of the general correspondence principle  (1969)
Main interests
History and philosophy of science

Noretta Koertge is an American philosopher of science noted for her work on Karl Popper and scientific rationality.

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Career

She worked since 1981 as a Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University and is now an Emeritus Professorship. She was editor-in-chief of the journal (1999–2004) Philosophy of Science , her election as a Fellow, in 1999, by American Association for the Advancement of Science and her being Editor-in-Chief of The New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (2004–2008). She is also a novelist. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. http://www.indiana.edu/~koertge/ Indiana University: Noretta Koertge's homepage (Accessed Oct 2011)
  2. http://www.indiana.edu/~newdsb/NDSB_preface.pdf The New Dictionary of Scientific Biography Introduction
  3. Koertge, N (2005) Scientific values and civic virtues, Oxford University Press
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Faderman, L.; Penguin (1991). Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-century America. Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Columbia University Press. p. 280. ISBN   978-0-231-07488-9.