Larry Laudan
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Larry Laudan is an influential American philosopher of science known for his work on scientific rationality, progress, and the critique of relativism.
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| Larry Laudan canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Laudan Context triple: [Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy, hasRecipient, Larry Laudan]
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Gayne Rescher
Gayne Rescher was an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including the science fiction classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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Paul F. Edwards
Paul F. Edwards is a television and film screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed American Civil War miniseries "North and South."
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Wesley C. Salmon
Wesley C. Salmon was an American philosopher of science known for his influential work on scientific explanation, causality, and the philosophy of probability.
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Lawrence Hauben
Lawrence Hauben was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed film adaptation of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
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Ernst Sosa
Ernst Sosa is a prominent contemporary philosopher best known for his influential work in epistemology, particularly virtue epistemology and the theory of knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Laudan Target entity description: Larry Laudan is an influential American philosopher of science known for his work on scientific rationality, progress, and the critique of relativism.
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A.
Gayne Rescher
Gayne Rescher was an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including the science fiction classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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B.
Paul F. Edwards
Paul F. Edwards is a television and film screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed American Civil War miniseries "North and South."
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C.
Wesley C. Salmon
Wesley C. Salmon was an American philosopher of science known for his influential work on scientific explanation, causality, and the philosophy of probability.
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D.
Lawrence Hauben
Lawrence Hauben was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed film adaptation of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
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E.
Ernst Sosa
Ernst Sosa is a prominent contemporary philosopher best known for his influential work in epistemology, particularly virtue epistemology and the theory of knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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philosopher ⓘ philosopher of science ⓘ |
| approach |
historically informed philosophy of science
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problem-solving effectiveness as measure of scientific progress ⓘ reticulated model linking theory, methodology, and aims ⓘ |
| familyName | Laudan ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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history of science ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| givenName | Larry ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalView |
anti-relativism
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fallibilism ⓘ naturalized epistemology ⓘ scientific realism (critical or partial) ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on relativism in science
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debates on scientific realism ⓘ methodology of scientific research programs ⓘ philosophy of science in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Imre Lakatos
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Karl Popper ⓘ Thomas Kuhn ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of reticulated model of scientific rationality
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critique of Kuhnian paradigms ⓘ critique of epistemic relativism ⓘ critique of falsificationism ⓘ critique of positivism ⓘ critique of relativism ⓘ historical approach to philosophy of science ⓘ methodological naturalism in epistemology ⓘ problem-solving model of scientific progress ⓘ research traditions model of science ⓘ theory of scientific progress ⓘ work on scientific rationality ⓘ work on scientific realism and anti-realism ⓘ work on the demarcation problem ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
demarcation between science and non-science
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epistemic justification ⓘ history of scientific methodology ⓘ relativism and its critique ⓘ scientific progress ⓘ scientific rationality ⓘ |
| name | Larry Laudan ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
naturalized normative epistemology
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problem-solving effectiveness ⓘ research traditions ⓘ reticulated model of scientific rationality ⓘ |
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