Berlin Circle
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The Berlin Circle was a group of early 20th-century philosophers and scientists in Berlin who advanced a scientifically oriented, empiricist approach to philosophy closely related to logical positivism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of philosophers
ⓘ
philosophical movement ⓘ scientific community ⓘ |
| approximateEndTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| approximateStartTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
emigration of members
ⓘ
rise of National Socialism in Germany ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
ⓘ
logic ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ scientific philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
collaboration between philosophers and scientists
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emphasis on empirical science ⓘ scientifically oriented approach to philosophy ⓘ use of logical analysis ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalFocus |
empirical basis of knowledge
ⓘ
rejection of traditional metaphysics ⓘ role of logic in science ⓘ scientific world-conception ⓘ unity of science ⓘ |
| influenced |
analytic philosophy
ⓘ
logical empiricism ⓘ philosophy of science in the 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Vienna Circle
ⓘ
logical positivism ⓘ mathematical logic ⓘ modern physics ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| location | Berlin ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
Campus Mitte
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin University area
|
| movement |
analytic philosophy
ⓘ
logical empiricism ⓘ scientific empiricism ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
anti-metaphysics
ⓘ
empiricism ⓘ scientism ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ
surface form:
verificationism
|
| region | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Vienna Circle
ⓘ
logical positivism ⓘ |
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