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The Birth of Bas Van Fraassen
Bas Van Fraassen was born on April 5th 1941 in the Netherlands. during this time Germany occupied the Netherlands, and because of this Fraassen's father was forced to work at a factory separate from his son. once reunited, they moved to Edmonton Canada. -
Introduction to the Philosophy of Time and Space
Frassen published his first book titled "Introduction to the Philosophy of Time and Space". The contents of the book are self explanatory. Earman, John, and Bas C. Van Fraassen. “An Introduction to the Philosophy of Time and Space.” The Philosophical Review, vol. 80, no. 4, 1971, p. 516., doi:10.2307/2183758. -
The Scientific Image
Frassen published his most popular book in 1980 known as "The Scientific Image". The book develops an alternative to scientific realism by constructing and evaluating three mutually reinforcing theories. Fraassen, Bas Van. “The Scientific Image.” Philosophical Books, vol. 23, no. 2, 1982, pp. 100–102., doi:10.1111/j.1468-0149.1982.tb01897.x. -
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Places of work
Fraassen has his Ph. D. in Philosophy and has taught at Yale University, the University of Toronto, the University of Southern California, and Princeton University. He currently teaches for the philosophy department at San Francisco State University -
Laws and Symmetry
After publishing his most popular book, Fraassen wrote the book "Laws and Symmetry". In this book Fraassen argues that no metaphysical account of laws can succeed. Fraassen, Bas C. Van. “Laws and Symmetry.” 1989, doi:10.1093/0198248601.001.0001.