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Birth
Bas van Fraassen was born in the Netherlands. A Dutch-American who would spend a majority of his life in the San Francisco area. -
School & Education
He would attend college at the University of Alberta in Canada and receive his bachelors degree. Later he attended at the University of Pittsburgh where he earn both his masters and doctorates degrees. -
Teaching
Bas van Fraassen would go on to teach at several universities through his life. The schools were Yale University, the University of Southern California, the University of Toronto, and Princeton University. He now works at the University of San Francisco. -
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Teaching
Bas van Fraassen would go on to teach at several universities through his life. The schools were Yale University, the University of Southern California, the University of Toronto, and Princeton University. He now works at the University of San Francisco. -
Writings
Bas van Fraassen wrote many books. Two of his most famous philosophical books are "Constructive Empricism" and "Laws and Symmetry". The first of which covers his point that scientific laws and theories are not meant literal and are not up for interpretation. Laws and Symmetry goes over the laws of nature -
Bibliography & Video
Bas Van Fraassen is still alive in present day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brAOVfAoimQ Bas C. van Fraassen P.h.D, Laws and Symmetry, Oxford University (1989), https://philpapers.org/rec/VANLAS Ecyclopedia.com, Van Fraassen, Bas, 8 OCT 2019, https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/van-fraassen-bas-1941