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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Arthur Fine

Who

Arthur Fine · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Philosopher of physics and of science

When

1937, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Arthur Fine is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Philosopher of physics and of science

How & why

Arthur Isadore Fine is an American philosopher of physics and of science, professor emeritus at the University of Washington. He is best known for the Natural Ontological Attitude (NOA), which urges taking scientific results at face value without committing to either metaphysical realism or antirealism, and for influential studies of the interpretation of quantum mechanics and of Einstein's philosophy. He was raised in a Jewish family.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy

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Philosopher of physics and of science

1937

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy