Joseph Agassi (/ ˈ æ ɡ ə s i /; Hebrew: יוסף אגסי; born Joseph Birnbaum; 7 May 1927 – 22 January 2023) [1] was an Israeli academic with contributions in logic, scientific method, and philosophy. He studied under Karl Popper and taught at the London School of Economics.

1956 Ph. D. in Science: Logic and Scientific Method. 1997 Emeritus Professor, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv and York University, Toronto. 1965-1983 Professor of Philosophy, Boston University. 1963-1965 Associate Professor of Philosophy, The University of Illinois.

Science and its History: A Reassessment of the Historiography of Science … N Kafkafi, J Agassi, EJ Chesler, JC Crabbe, WE Crusio, D Eilam, R Gerlai, ...

“Agassi's Alleged Abdication of Reason”, Science et Esprit, 39, 1987, 107-111. “The Uniqueness of Scientific Technology”, Methodology and Science, 20, 1987, 8-24. “The Wisdom of the Eye” (David Marr, Vision), J. of Soc. and Biol. Struct., 10, 1987, 408-13.

Joseph Agassi (1927 – 2023) was an internationally well-known philosopher. He was a leading student of Karl Popper and published hundreds of papers and books in philosophy of science and many other fields.

2024年9月20日 · In Memoriam of Prof. Joseph Agassi (1927–2023) I offer a brief scientific biography of Joseph. Particularly, I refer to his distinguished contributions to his science & social sciences, metaphysics, logics, analysis of scientific method and politics.

2023年1月23日 · In Memoriam: Joseph Agassi (1927-2023) A student of Karl Popper, Professor Agassi was a prolific writer in philosophy of science and social science, among other areas. He taught for many years at Boston University, and then at York University, Toronto and Tel-Aviv University (concurrently for a long time at both).

Joseph Agassi, the prolific Israeli historian, philosopher and sociologist of science, a noted student of Karl Popper, and a scholar with the widest political, cultural and educational interests—died on 22 January aged

The Role of the Philosopher among the Scientists: Nuisance or Necessity?

2024年9月20日 · Joseph Agassi ( Hebrew born in Jerusalem on May 7, 1927) is an Israeli academic with contributions in logic, scientific method, and philosophy. He studied under Karl Popper and taught at the London School of Economics.