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Born and Raised
Lauden was born in Austin, Texas in 1941 and by 1962 received his BA magna cum laude from the University of Kansas. -
Seventeenth-Century Methodologies
In 1964 he attended Princeton University to achieve his Masters in Philosophy and in 1965 a PhD. Laudens dissertation was called "The Idea of a Physical Theory from Galileo to Newton: Studies in Seventeenth-Century Methodology". It was here where he studied with the famous Thomas Kuhn. -
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London
Lauden moved to London, England where he taught Philosophy of Physics for a brief few years. He then came back to the United States and became associate professor of philosophy and history of science at the University of Pittsburgh, and was promoted to full professor in 1972. [1] -
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Chair of Philosophy of Science and History
During this time from 1972 to 1977, Larry was appointed chair of history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh. There was a two year gap from '74-'76 where he didn't hold this position. -
Progress and its Problems
This is a book Larry wrote in 1977 that breaks down philosophy of science. In this book he states that he does not agree with some previous assumptions in this area of study. He believes that since there is no way to verify certain entities that cannot be observed, its irrational to believe they are true. He does not think that science requires fixed methodology, the success of earlier theories, or a "convergence on "the truth"". -
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Visiting Research Professor
At the Center for Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Polytechic Institute and State University, Virginia, Larry worked as a visiting research professor. from 1981 1983. In 1983 he began his position of professor of Philosophy of Science and Science studies until 1987. -
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Retirement
From these times, Lauden was a professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii when he decided to retire and move to Mexico where he then became the senior investigator at Instituto de las Investigaciones Filosoficas of National Autonomous University of Mexico. [1] -
Philosophy of Science
Lauden believes that scientific progress continues by problem-solving. Kuhn and Lauden had similar pragmatic views on the conceptual change in scientific growth. He does not believe that theories be "compared according to their derivable sets of observations" [1] Lauden agreed with Kuhn when he relates the scientific evolution with social factors but Lauden believes that the core tenets of theories drift over time.