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Patrick Suppes

Patrick Colonel Suppes (/ˈsuːpiːz/; 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…

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Awards
National Medal of Science (1990) Lauener Prize (2004)
Education
University of Chicago (B.S., 1943) Columbia University (Ph.D., 1950)
Born
Patrick Colonel Suppes (1922-03-17)March 17, 1922 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Died
November 17, 2014(2014-11-17) (aged 92) Stanford, California, US
Doctoral advisor
Ernest Nagel
Doctoral students
Thomas W. Malone Paul W. Holland

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Patrick Suppes → National Medal of Science (1990) Lauener Prize (2004)
Born · 1
Patrick Suppes → Patrick Colonel Suppes (1922-03-17)March 17, 1922 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Died · 1
Patrick Suppes → November 17, 2014(2014-11-17) (aged 92) Stanford, California, US
Doctoral advisor · 1
Patrick Suppes → Ernest Nagel
Doctoral students · 1
Patrick Suppes → Thomas W. Malone Paul W. Holland
Education · 1
Patrick Suppes → University of Chicago (B.S., 1943) Columbia University (Ph.D., 1950)
Era · 1
Patrick Suppes → 20th-century philosophy
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Patrick Suppes → Philosophy of science Foundations of quantum mechanics Foundations of neuroscience Foundations of probability and measurement Theories of learning

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Patrick SuppesBornPatrick Colonel Suppes (1922-03-17)March 17, 1922 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US1.00infobox
Patrick SuppesDiedNovember 17, 2014(2014-11-17) (aged 92) Stanford, California, US1.00infobox
Patrick SuppesDoctoral advisorErnest Nagel1.00infobox
Patrick SuppesDoctoral studentsThomas W. Malone Paul W. Holland1.00infobox
Patrick SuppesEducationUniversity of Chicago (B.S., 1943) Columbia University (Ph.D., 1950)1.00infobox
Patrick SuppesEra20th-century philosophy1.00infobox
Patrick SuppesMain interestsPhilosophy of science Foundations of quantum mechanics Foundations of neuroscience Foundations of probability and measurement Theories of learning1.00infobox
Patrick SuppesNotable ideasTheory structures as set-theoretic predicates Semantic view of theories Suppes–Lemmon notation1.00infobox
Patrick SuppesRegionWestern philosophy1.00infobox
Patrick SuppesSchoolAnalytic Scientific structuralism Stanford School1.00infobox
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