Bas van Fraassen
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Bas van Fraassen is a Dutch-American philosopher of science best known for developing constructive empiricism, a major anti-realist position in the philosophy of science.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bas van Fraassen canonical | 4 |
| Bas C. van Fraassen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bas van Fraassen Context triple: [Hans Reichenbach, influenced, Bas van Fraassen]
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Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking was a Canadian philosopher of science known for his influential work on the history of scientific concepts, probability, and the social construction of kinds.
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Philip Kitcher
Philip Kitcher is an influential contemporary philosopher of science known for his work on scientific realism, the structure and progress of science, and the ethical and social dimensions of scientific practice.
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Hilary Putnam
Hilary Putnam was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in philosophy of mind, language, and science, including the development of functionalism and semantic externalism.
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D.
Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher best known for his influential work in logic, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics, particularly his "new riddle of induction" and theories of symbol systems.
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Hartry Field
Hartry Field is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of mathematics and logic, particularly his defense of mathematical fictionalism and nominalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bas van Fraassen Target entity description: Bas van Fraassen is a Dutch-American philosopher of science best known for developing constructive empiricism, a major anti-realist position in the philosophy of science.
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A.
Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking was a Canadian philosopher of science known for his influential work on the history of scientific concepts, probability, and the social construction of kinds.
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B.
Philip Kitcher
Philip Kitcher is an influential contemporary philosopher of science known for his work on scientific realism, the structure and progress of science, and the ethical and social dimensions of scientific practice.
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C.
Hilary Putnam
Hilary Putnam was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in philosophy of mind, language, and science, including the development of functionalism and semantic externalism.
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D.
Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher best known for his influential work in logic, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics, particularly his "new riddle of induction" and theories of symbol systems.
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E.
Hartry Field
Hartry Field is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of mathematics and logic, particularly his defense of mathematical fictionalism and nominalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch-American
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logician ⓘ metaphysician ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ philosopher of science ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in philosophy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guggenheim Fellowship
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Lakatos Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Netherlands
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-04-05 ⓘ |
| developed | constructive empiricism ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Adolf Grünbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Calvin College
NERFINISHED
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University of Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Princeton University
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Princeton University Department of Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | van Fraassen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| givenName | Bastiaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
interpretation of quantum mechanics
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laws of nature ⓘ modal logic ⓘ probability and statistics in science ⓘ scientific representation ⓘ |
| name | Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea | constructive empiricism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Time and Space
NERFINISHED
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Laws and Symmetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Quantum Mechanics: An Empiricist View NERFINISHED ⓘ Scientific Representation: Paradoxes of Perspective NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scientific Image NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | scientific realism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
empiricism
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scientific anti-realism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Goes, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | McCosh Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| viewOnScientificTheories | acceptance of a theory involves belief only in its empirical adequacy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hans Reichenbach
this entity surface form:
Bas C. van Fraassen