Draft:William H. Krieger

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William H. Krieger is an American Philosopher of Science and a working archaeologist. He serves as Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Rhode Island and is currently working as an archaeologist for the Tel es-Safi Excavations in Israel. His Philosophical and Archaeological work focuses on the interplay between scientific theory and practice, as well as in archaeological theory[1] and methods[2], and the Philosophy of Technology[3].

Krieger received a BA in Biology from Columbia University (1991) as well as a BA (Honors) in Jewish Philosophy from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (1991), a MA and PhD in Philosophy, specializing in the Philosophy of Science and Archaeological Theory from the Claremont Graduate University in 2003. He received additional field training in Archaeology at the Tel Miqne/Ekron Field School, Israel, in 1994. He has participated in or led excavations throughout Israel, including work at Tel Miqne/Ekron, Tel Harasim, Tell el-Far'ah South, Israel Coast Excavations (Akko), and the Tell es-Safi Excavations.




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  1. ^ Krieger, William (2021). "Processual Archaeology". Oxford Bibliographies Online.
  2. ^ krieger, William (2006). Can There Be a Philosophy of Archaeology? Processual Archaeology and the Philosophy of Science. Lexington Press. ISBN 978-0-7391-1249-6.
  3. ^ Krieger, William H (2016). "When are medical apps medical? Off-label use and the Food and Drug Administration". Digital Health. 2: 205520761666278. doi:10.1177/2055207616662782. ISSN 2055-2076. PMC 6001240. PMID 29942563.