Mario Bunge

Mario Augusto Bunge (/ˈbʊŋɡeɪ/; Spanish: [ˈbuŋxe]; September 21, 1919 – February 24, 2020) was an Argentine philosopher and physicist who was mainly active in Canada.

Bunge was a prolific intellectual, having written more than 400 papers and 80 books, notably his monumental "Treatise on Basic Philosophy" in eight volumes (1974–1989), a comprehensive and rigorous study of those philosophical aspects Bunge takes to be the core of modern philosophy: semantics, ontology, epistemology, philosophy of science and ethics. In his Treatise, Bunge developed a comprehensive scientific outlook which he then applied to the various natural and social sciences.

Bunge was distinguished with twenty-one honorary doctorates and four honorary professorships by universities from both the Americas and Europe. Bunge was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1984–) and of the Royal Society of Canada (1992–), and he is in the Science Hall of Fame of the AAAS.