Hans Reichenbach

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Hans Reichenbach was a prominent 20th-century philosopher of science known for his influential work on the philosophy of physics, probability, and the foundations of scientific knowledge.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic
author
human
logician
philosopher
philosopher of science
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship Germany
United States of America
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1891-09-26
dateOfDeath 1953-04-09
doctoralAdvisor Ernst Cassirer
Paul Hensel
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin

University of Göttingen
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
surface form: University of Munich
employer Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin

University of California, Los Angeles
Istanbul University
surface form: University of Istanbul
familyName Reichenbach
fieldOfWork epistemology
logic
philosophy of physics
philosophy of science
probability theory
founded Berlin Circle
givenName Hans
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
mainInterest causality
foundations of probability
foundations of quantum mechanics
relativity theory
movement logical positivism
surface form: logical empiricism

logical positivism
notableIdea branching model of time
frequency interpretation of probability
probabilistic account of causation
notableStudent Hilary Putnam
Mario Bunge
notableWork Experience and Prediction
The Direction of Time
Raum und Zeit in der gegenwärtigen Physik
surface form: The Philosophy of Space and Time

The Rise of Scientific Philosophy
Wahrscheinlichkeitslehre
placeOfBirth Hamburg
placeOfDeath Los Angeles
positionHeld chair of the Department of Philosophy at UCLA
professor of philosophy
sexOrGender male
workLocation Berlin
Istanbul
Los Angeles

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Carl Hempel doctoralAdvisor Hans Reichenbach
Hilary Putnam doctoralAdvisor Hans Reichenbach
Moritz Schlick influenced Hans Reichenbach
Rudolf Carnap influenced Hans Reichenbach
The Logical Syntax of Language influenced Hans Reichenbach
Carl Hempel influencedBy Hans Reichenbach
Herbert Feigl influencedBy Hans Reichenbach
Paul Feyerabend influencedBy Hans Reichenbach
logical positivism keyFigure Hans Reichenbach
Vienna Circle member Hans Reichenbach