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Birth of Bas van Fraassen
Bas van Fraassen was a philosopher born in Goes, Netherlands. Still roaming the earth to date, he is noted for contributions to philosophy of science, formal logic, and epistemology. Often argued by Fraassen that science can potentially clear up the argument of Science vs Theology (see video below for argument). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-QUO_9LqMM “Bas van Fraassen.” Wikipedia, 7 May 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_van_Fraassen. -
Universities attended
Fraassen received his BA at the University of Alberta. He was an honorary student in the major Philosophy and went on to further his education at the University of Pittsburgh to receive his MA in 1966. “CV of Bas C. Van Fraassen.” Www.princeton.edu, www.princeton.edu/~fraassen/cv/. Accessed 4 June 2023. -
Fraassen's 'The Scientific Image' is Published
In late 1980, Fraassen's book is published. "The Scientific Image" is a book that presents constructive empiricism to logic and the realism of science. It states that the focus of science is about saving the adequacy of studies and theories. He continues to say that even non-qualified theories and studies are accepted due to meeting a goal. Fraassen, Bas. C. van. The Scientific Image. 11 Dec. 1980, https://doi.org/10.1093/0198244274.001.0001. -
Fraassen's First Published Book
"The Empirical Stance" was first published in 2002, and paperbacked in 2004. Throughout the book, Fraassen focuses on more of the empiricism stance in terms of what it could mean to the philosophy of science. He believes that empiricist tradition is not described by common doctrines but rather that it embodies a significant stance in Philosophy. “The Empirical Stance.” Yale University Press, yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300103069/the-empirical-stance/. Accessed 4 June 2023.