Norwood Russell Hanson
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Norwood Russell Hanson (August 17, 1924 – April 18, 1967) was an American philosopher of science. Hanson was a pioneer in advancing the argument that observation is theory-laden — that observation language and theory language are deeply interwoven — and that historical and contemporary comprehension are similarly deeply interwoven. His single most central intellectual concern was the comprehension and development of a logic of discovery.
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Born | (1924-08-17)August 17, 1924 West New York, New Jersey |
Died | April 18, 1967(1967-04-18) (aged 42) Ripley Hill, Cortland County, New York |
Alma mater | University of Chicago, Columbia University, University of Oxford, Cambridge University |
Notable work | Patterns of Discovery (1958), The Concept of the Positron (1963) |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy |
Main interests | Philosophy of science, Aeronautics |
Notable ideas | Patterns of discovery, distinction between 'seeing as' and 'seeing that' |
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