Patrick Suppes

Patrick Suppes
Born(1922-03-17)March 17, 1922
DiedNovember 17, 2014(2014-11-17) (aged 92)
AwardsNational Medal of Science (1990)
Lauener Prize (2004)
Education
EducationUniversity of Chicago (B.S., 1943)
Columbia University (Ph.D., 1950)
Doctoral advisorErnest Nagel
Philosophical work
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
Scientific structuralism
Stanford School[1]
Doctoral studentsThomas W. Malone
Paul W. Holland
Main interestsPhilosophy of science
Foundations of quantum mechanics
Foundations of neuroscience
Foundations of probability and measurement
Theories of learning
Notable ideasTheory structures as set-theoretic predicates
Semantic view of theories
Suppes–Lemmon notation

Patrick Colonel Suppes (/ˈspz/;[2] March 17, 1922 – November 17, 2014) was an American philosopher who made significant contributions to philosophy of science, the theory of measurement, the foundations of quantum mechanics, decision theory, psychology and educational technology. He was the Lucie Stern Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Stanford University and until January 2010 was the Director of the Education Program for Gifted Youth also at Stanford.

  1. ^ Cat, Jordi. "The Unity of Science". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Pat Suppes obituary from the New York Times": "pronounced SUE-peas"

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