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Bas van Fraassen

By JordanSpencer1997

  • Birth of Bas van Fraassen

    Bas van Fraassen was born in April 5th, 1941. He was born in Goes, Netherlands.

  • University of Alberta

    in 1963 Bas went on to earn his B.A. in philosophy from the University of Alberta.
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    University of Pittsburgh

    Following his B.A. at the University of Alberta, Bas went on to gain his M.A. and Ph.D in philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh.

  • The Scientific Image

    In 1980 Bas published his book The Scientific Image. In this book Bas describes constructive empiricism. Constructive empiricism is a view of science, that a theory is empirically adequate. In short, "if what it says about the observable things and events in this world, is true- exactly if it 'saves the phenomena."(2012, Constructive Empiricism). Educational Video: Link text

  • San Francisco University

    Currently Professor Bas van Fraassen works at San Francisco University. He teaches philosophy of science, philosophical logic, and the role of modeling in scientific practice. Bas van Fraassen has been teaching since 2008.