Interview: Joseph Agassi

Joseph Agassi is an Israeli scholar born in Jerusalem on May 7, 1927. He has many books and articles published contributing to the fields of logic, scientific method, foundations of sciences, epistemology and, most importantly for this Journal, in the historiography of science. He studied with Karl...

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Authors: Condé, Mauro L., Pisano, Raffaele, Segre, Michael
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repository:Transversal (Belo Horizonte)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/14982
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/transversal/article/view/14982
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:Joseph Agassi is an Israeli scholar born in Jerusalem on May 7, 1927. He has many books and articles published contributing to the fields of logic, scientific method, foundations of sciences, epistemology and, most importantly for this Journal, in the historiography of science. He studied with Karl Popper, who was definitely his biggest influence. He taught around the world in different universities. He currently lives in Herzliya, Israel. For his important contribution to the historiography of science, we chose to open the first issue of this journal with this interview recognizing his importance for the field, as well as paying our homage to him.