Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Bas van Fraassen

Born: April 5, 1941 (age 83)
Bio: Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University and the McCosh Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Princeton University, noted for his seminal contributions to philosophy of science.
Known for:
- The scientific image (1980)
- Scientific representation (2008)
- The Empirical Stance (2002)
- Laws and symmetry (1989)
- Quantum mechanics (1991)