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Adolf Grünbaum

German philosopher (1923-2018) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 95

Adolf Grünbaum was a German-American philosopher of science and a critic of both psychoanalysis and Karl Popper's philosophy of science.

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Awards

Wilbur Cross Medal1990
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

About this person

He was the first Andrew Mellon Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh from 1960 until his death, and also served as co-chairman of its Center for Philosophy of Science, research professor of psychiatry, and primary research professor in the department of history and philosophy of science. His works include Philosophical Problems of Space and Time (1963), The Foundations of Psychoanalysis (1984), and Validation in the Clinical Theory of Psychoanalysis (1993).

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2018 · aged 95