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Birth
Larry Laudan was born in Austin, Texas. -
College Graduate
Laudan graduated from the University of Kansas with a BA in Physics. -
Doctorate
Laudan received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Princeton University. -
Progress and its Problems
Laudan published his book Progress and its Problems, an extremely influential work where he laid out the core assumptions of his model of scientific progress: "(1) The solved problem, empirical or conceptual, is the basic unit of scientific progress; and (2) the aim of science is to maximize the scope of solved empirical problems" Laudan (1977) -
Moving country
In the 1990's, Laudan and his wife moved to Mexico for a change of scenery. It was here where he began to compare and contrast common law and Roman law. Obituary (2022) -
Criminal Law
Laudan published his essay: Truth, Error, and Criminal Law, his first of many books discussing legal epistemology. Laudan stated "a criminal trial is first and foremost an epistemic engine, a tool for ferreting out the truth..." Laudan (2006) -
Death
Larry Laudan passed away at the age of 80.