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Leo Apostel was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on 4 September 1925. He is a philosopher and professor emeritus at the Free University of Brussels. He is best known for his work in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of technology, and the philosophy of communication. Apostel studied philosophy at the University of Louvain and obtained his doctorate in 1952. He was a professor at the Free University of Brussels from 1956 to 1991. He was also a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Toronto. Apostel is the author of numerous books and articles on the philosophy of science, the philosophy of technology, and the philosophy of communication. His most famous works include The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), The Philosophy of Technology (1973), and The Philosophy of Communication (1977). Apostel is a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium and the International Academy of Philosophy. He has received numerous awards, including the Order of Leopold II, the Order of the Crown, and the Order of the Phoenix. At the age of 98, Leo Apostel has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his career as a philosopher and professor.

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2000

In his book "Oorsprong" (Origin) from 2000 Apostel gives a metaphysical introduction about the beginning of man, life and the universe. This work is part of his project to develop his own scientific metaphysics. The basis for this is the contemporary philosophy of science and humanities and the existing sciences from physics, astrophysics, biology, geology to anthropology. In this book he first outlines the term metaphysics, then presents an ontology, which results in his own consistent world view.

1985

Leo Apostel was awarded the Solvay award for human sciences in 1985 and the Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord in 1986. The transdisciplinary research department Center Leo Apostel (CLEA) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel was named after him.

He wrote two books about Freemasonry: Freemasonry: A Philosophical Essay in 1985, and Atheïstische spiritualiteit in 1998.

1955

From 1955 Apostel lectured logic and philosophy of science at the Ghent University and the ULB for three years. In 1958-1959 he was visiting professor at the Pennsylvania State University, and from 1960 to 1979 professor at Ghent University.

1950

In 1950-1951 Apostel was a CRB fellow at the University of Chicago with Rudolf Carnap, and with Carl Hempel at Yale University. He took his Ph.D. at the ULB in March 1953 with the dissertation "La Loi et les Causes". In 1955 he went to Geneva Switzerland to study with Jean Piaget at the Centre International d'Epistémologie Génétique. These experiences would influence him for the rest of his life.

1925

Leo Apostel (Antwerp, 4 September 1925 – Ghent, 10 August 1995) was a Belgian philosopher and professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University. Apostel was an advocate of interdisciplinary research and the bridging of the gap between exact science and humanities.

Leo Apostel was born Antwerp, Belgium, in 1925. After the second World War he studied philosophy at the ULB in Brussels with philosopher of law and logician Chaïm Perelman. He got his M.A. at the ULB in Brussels in October 1948 with the thesis Questions sur l'Introspection. For another year he stayed there working as an assistant of Perelman.