Gunnar Andersson (science theorist)
Gunnar Andersson (* 1942 in Kärda , municipality of Värnamo ) is a Swedish philosopher and scientific theorist.
After receiving his doctorate in 1975 at the University of Gothenburg , he was a university assistant for philosophy at the University of Bochum and the University of Trier . Since 2000 he has been Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy of Science at Umeå University , Sweden, meanwhile retired. He became known as an author through epistemological writings, especially in the examination of the criticism of critical rationalism by Thomas S. Kuhn , Imre Lakatos and Paul Feyerabend .
Works (selection)
- Critique and the History of Science: Kuhn, Lakatos' and Feyerabend's Critique of Critical Rationalism. 1988.
- Basic problems. I: Karl Popper, Logic of Research. Berlin 1998.
Web links
- Andersson at Umeå University (Swedish)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Andersson, Gunnar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish philosopher, science theorist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kärda, Värnamo (municipality) |