Editing Michael Ruse (section)

{{Short description|Canadian philosopher of science (1940-2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox philosopher
| name             = Michael Escott Ruse
| image            = Michael Ruse photo scruffy Mcgruff and pet human.jpg
| caption          =Ruse in 2020 
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|df=yes|1940|06|21}}
| birth_place      = [[Birmingham]], England
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2024|11|1|1940|06|21}}
| death_place      = 
| region = [[Western Philosophy]]
| era    = [[Contemporary philosophy]]
| school_tradition = [[Analytic philosophy]]
| main_interests   = [[Philosophy of biology]]<br />[[Philosophy of science]]
| notable_ideas    = [[Orthogenesis]] as the view that [[evolution]] has a kind of momentum of its own that carries organisms along certain tracks{{sfn|Ruse|1996|page=261}}
| institutions     = [[Florida State University]] (2000–2024)<br />[[University of Guelph]] (1965–2000)
| doctoral_students         = [[David Castle (philosopher)|David Castle]]
}}

'''Michael Escott Ruse''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|FRSC}} (21 June 1940 – 1 November 2024) was a British-born Canadian [[philosopher of science]] who specialised in the [[philosophy of biology]] and worked on the [[relationship between science and religion]], the [[creation–evolution controversy]], and the [[demarcation problem]] within [[science]]. Ruse began his career teaching at [[The University of Guelph]] and spent many years at [[Florida State University]].