Rudolf Carnap

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analytic philosopher human logical positivist logician philosopher

Rudolf Carnap was a leading 20th-century philosopher and key figure in logical positivism, known for his work on the philosophy of science, logic, and the logical analysis of language.

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instanceOf analytic philosopher →
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logical positivist →
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philosopher →
birthDate 1891-05-18 →
birthPlace German Empire →
Prussia →
Ronsdorf →
citizenship Germany →
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
deathDate 1970-09-14 →
deathPlace Santa Monica, California, United States →
surface form: "Santa Monica, California"

United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
doctoralAdvisor Bruno Bauch →
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin →
surface form: "University of Berlin"

Freiburg University →
surface form: "University of Freiburg"

University of Jena →
employer Institute for Advanced Study →
University of California, Los Angeles →
University of Chicago →
Charles University in Prague →
surface form: "University of Prague"

University of Vienna →
familyName Rudolf Carnap →
surface form: "Carnap"
fieldOfWork logic →
philosophy of language →
philosophy of science →
givenName Rudolf →
influenced Carl Hempel →
Donald Davidson →
Hans Reichenbach →
Hilary Putnam →
Nelson Goodman →
Willard Van Orman Quine →
surface form: "W. V. O. Quine"
influencedBy Bertrand Russell →
David Hilbert →
Ernst Mach →
Gottlob Frege →
Immanuel Kant →
Moritz Schlick →
language English →
German →
mainInterest confirmation theory →
inductive logic →
logical analysis of language →
metaphysics criticism →
movement Vienna Circle →
logical positivism →
name Rudolf Carnap →
notableIdea elimination of metaphysics through logical analysis of language →
logical reconstruction of scientific concepts →
principle of tolerance in logic →
notableWork Logical Foundations of Probability →
Meaning and Necessity →
Philosophical Foundations of Physics →
The Logical Structure of the World →
The Logical Syntax of Language →
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Friedrich → influenced → Rudolf Carnap →
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Funktion und Begriff → influenced → Rudolf Carnap →
Gottlob Frege → influenced → Rudolf Carnap →
Moritz Schlick → influenced → Rudolf Carnap →
On Denoting → influenced → Rudolf Carnap →
The Analysis of Sensations → influenced → Rudolf Carnap →
Über Sinn und Bedeutung → influenced → Rudolf Carnap →
Carl Hempel → influencedBy → Rudolf Carnap →
Herbert Feigl → influencedBy → Rudolf Carnap →
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Willard Van Orman Quine → influencedBy → Rudolf Carnap →
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