Peter Achinstein

Peter Achinstein
Born (1935-06-30) June 30, 1935
New York, United States
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
Main interestsPhilosophy of science, history of science
Notable ideasExplanatory concept of evidence, illocutionary theory of explanation, semantically vs. non-semantically relevant properties required in the construction of theoretical definitions

Peter Achinstein (born June 30, 1935) is an American philosopher of science at Johns Hopkins University.

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