Patrick Suppes Philosopher

Patrick Colonel Suppes (/ˈsʊpɪs/; 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 17, 1922
Birth place
Oklahoma , Tulsa Oklahoma
Era
20th-century philosophy
Main interest
Learning theory (education)
Measurement
Neuroscience
Probability
Quantum mechanics
Philosophy of science

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Philosopher

influenced
Wolfgang Balzer
influenced by
philosophical school
Analytic philosophy
region
Western philosophy

Patrick Suppes on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://suppes-corpus.stanford.edu
  2. http://www.stanford.edu/~psuppes
  3. https://archive.org/details/education_2