Michael Ruse was born in Birmingham, England, attending Bootham School, York.
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Michael Ruse took his undergraduate degree at the University of Bristol, his master's degree at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, and Ph.
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Michael Ruse taught at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada for 35 years.
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Michael Ruse received honorary doctorates from the University of Bergen, Norway, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada and the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Michael Ruse called Ruse's writing style "bluff, unselfconscious, and opinionated" and finds Ruse sarcastic, "scarcely a neutral observer".
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Michael Ruse delivered some of the 2001 Gifford Lectures in Natural Theology at the University of Glasgow.
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Michael Ruse takes the position that it is possible to reconcile the Christian faith with evolutionary theory.
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Michael Ruse founded the journal Biology and Philosophy, of which he was Emeritus Editor, and had published numerous books and articles.
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Michael Ruse cited the influence of his late colleague Ernan McMullin.
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From 2013, Michael Ruse was listed on the Advisory Council of the National Center for Science Education.
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In 2014, Michael Ruse was named the Bertrand Russell Society's award winner for his dedication to science and reason.
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Michael Ruse sought to reconcile science and religion, a position which brought him into conflict with Richard Dawkins and Pharyngula science blogger PZ Myers.
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Michael Ruse had two children from his first marriage, and was married to his second wife from 1985, with whom he had three children.