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Born April 05 1941 (Goes, Netherlands)
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The life of Bas Van Fraassen
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Graduated from University of Alberta (B.A.)
Bas Van Fraassen graduated with honors from the University of Alberta with a B.A. (philosophy). -
Graduates from the University of Pittsburgh
Bas Van Fraassen graduates the University of Pittsburgh. Bas Van Fraassen obtained his M.A in Philosophy in 1964, and his Ph. D in Philosophy in 1966 -
Publishes Facts and Tautological Entailments
Bas Van Fraassen attempts to construct a framework of metalogic revolving around facts and their place in the metaphysical world. Van Fraassen, Bas C. “Facts and Tautological Entailments.” The Journal of Philosophy, vol. 66, no. 15, 1969, pp. 477–487. -
Publishes Book: The Scientific Image
Introduced ideas on Constructive Empiricism to a much wider audience with the release of this now famous book Van Fraassen Bas, C. (1980). The Scientific Image. Oxford University Press. -
Teaches philosophy of science at Princeton University
Bas Van Fraassen continues teaching at Princeton University from 1982 until 2008 -
Teaches at University of Toronto 1982
Bas Van Fraassen teaches Philosophy of science at the University of Toronto from 1982 until 2008 -
Publishes book: Laws and Symmetry
In his book: Laws and Symmetry, Bas Van Fraassen lays the groundwork for underdetermination and how it relates to ongoing ontological arguments van Fraassen, Bas C. (1989). Laws and Symmetry. Oxford University Press. -
One of 5 founding members of the Kira institute
The mission of the Kira Institute was to investigate limits of scientific knowledge with the question, "Starting from a scientific worldview, what else is true?" -
Teaches Philosophy of Science at San Francisco State University
Bas Van Fraassen has taught Philosophy of Science at San Francisco State University since 2008 until present.
