Mario Bunge: Physicist, philosopher and defender of science

dc.creator	Michael R. Matthews
dc.date	2009-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:55:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:55:52Z
dc.identifier	1850-6666
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a413638ab2c64ee4a3c359c7a05f7491
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/23868
dc.description	Mario Bunge was born in Argentina in the final year of the First World War. He learnt atomic physics andquantum mechanics from an Austrian refugee who had been a student of Heisenberg. Additionally he taughthimself modern philosophy in an environment that was a philosophical backwater. He was the first SouthAmerican philosopher of science to be trained in science. His publications in physics, philosophy, psychology,sociology and the foundations of biology, are staggering in number, and include a massive 8-volume Treatise onPhilosophy. The unifying thread of his scholarship is the constant and vigorous advancement of theEnlightenment Project, and criticism of cultural and academic movements that deny or devalue the core planksof the project: namely its naturalism, the search for truth, the universality of science, rationality, and respect forindividuals. At a time when specialisation is widely decried, and its deleterious effects on science, philosophy ofscience, educational research and science teaching are recognised – it is salutary to see the fruits of one person’spursuit of the ‘Big’ scientific and philosophical picture.
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	English
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
dc.relation	http://www.exa.unicen.edu.ar/reiec/files/num_esp/2009/REIEC_esp_2009_art1.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1850-6666
dc.source	Revista Electrónica de Investigación en Educación en Ciencias , Vol 1, Iss Special, Pp 1-9 (2009)
dc.subject	Mario Bunge
dc.subject	Physicist
dc.subject	philosopher science
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Mario Bunge: Physicist, philosopher and defender of science
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