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Mario Bunge im Interview – Die ganz großen Fragen

21. September 2019 – der Philosoph und Physiker Mario Bunge wird 100 Rückschau – mein Interview mit Mario im Sommer 2013 Im Sommer des Jahres 2013 hatte ich Gelegenheit, Mario Bunge anhand eines umfangreichen Fragenpakets zu seiner realistischen Philosophie und zu dessen Hintergründen zu interviewen. Bevor es gleich in die Aufzeichnung dieses Interviews geht, ist der Augenblick gekommen, die Person des Philosophen zumindest in wesentlichen Zügen vorzustellen. Wer ist dieser Mario Augusto Bunge, über dessen Persönlichkeit wir bisher nicht viel mehr erfahren haben, als dass er im Jahr 1919 – genauer am 21. September 1919 – in Buenos…

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Mario Bunge: The Big Questions come in bundles, not one at time

Interview with Mario Bunge – philosopher and physicist Enjoying reading his books and philosophical inquiries for years it was a big pleasure and even a greater honor for me to interview Mario Bunge. Those who are not familiar with Bunge’s work, will be interested to read a short and incisive characterization. – Bernulf Kanitscheider – a renowned German philosopher of science – once highlighted the importance of Bunge’s philosophy impressively by using some metaphors: Mario Augusto Bunge is one of the few extraordinary personalities who have managed “to essentially shape the intellectual geography of an era of science”….

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