Autorenportrait
holds a PhD in philosophy and physics. He was a Research Fellow at the University of London and at the University of Munich. He was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Salzburg from 1971-99 and Chairman of the Institut für Wissenschaftstheorie from 1972-2008. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Maria Curie Sk?odowska, Poland, in 1995 and is a member of the New York Academy of Science. He is author of several books and research articles.