Mario Bunge

Mario Bunge
Bunge in 2007
Born(1919-09-21)September 21, 1919
DiedFebruary 24, 2020(2020-02-24) (aged 100)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationNational University of La Plata (PhD, 1952)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Scientific realism
Emergentism
Main interests
Philosophy of science
Philosophy of physics
Pseudoscience
Notable ideas
Systemics, sociotechnology
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Mario Augusto Bunge (/ˈbʊŋɡ/;[3] Spanish: [ˈbuŋxe]; September 21, 1919 – February 24, 2020) was an Argentine-Canadian philosopher and physicist. His philosophical writings combined scientific realism, systemism, materialism, emergentism, and other principles.

He was an advocate of "exact philosophy"[1]: 211  and a critic of existentialist, hermeneutical, phenomenological philosophy, and postmodernism.[1]: 172  He was popularly known for his opinions against pseudoscience.

  1. ^ a b c Bunge, Mario (2016). Between Two Worlds: Memoirs of a Philosopher-Scientist. Springer Biographies. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29251-9. ISBN 9783319292502. OCLC 950889848.
  2. ^ Bunge said that he "taught [himself] philosophy between 1936 and 1956" while he was a regular physics student (between 1938 and 1944), studying nuclear physics under Guido Beck (see: Mario Bunge, "Philosophy of Science and Technology: A Personal Report", Contemporary Philosophy, Volume 8: Philosophy of Latin America, pp. 245–272, edited by Guttorm Fløistad Kluwer).
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Mario Bunge, philosopher and physicist. McGill University on YouTube. November 3, 2015. Event occurs at 0:03. Retrieved February 27, 2020. Interview with Bunge in which the interviewer gives a pronunciation of his name.

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