The Logical Structure of the World
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The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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| Der logische Aufbau der Welt | 1 |
| The Logical Structure of the World and Pseudoproblems in Philosophy | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| aim |
to provide a unified logical reconstruction of all scientific knowledge
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to show that scientific concepts are definable in terms of immediate experience ⓘ |
| approach |
phenomenalist
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reductionist ⓘ structural ⓘ |
| author | Rudolf Carnap ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
all scientific concepts can be reconstructed from a phenomenalist basis
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scientific concepts can be defined using a logical construction from elementary experiences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| englishTranslationPublisher | University of California Press ⓘ |
| genre |
work of epistemology
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work of philosophy of science ⓘ |
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The Logical Structure of the World
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The Logical Structure of the World and Pseudoproblems in Philosophy
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| hasPart |
discussion of the logical structure of experience
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formal treatment of relations and qualities ⓘ systematic analysis of the constitution of objects ⓘ |
| influenced |
analytic philosophy
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formal epistemology ⓘ philosophy of science in the 20th century ⓘ structuralism in philosophy of science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bertrand Russell
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David Hume ⓘ Ernst Mach ⓘ Gottlob Frege ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Principia Mathematica ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
constitution theory
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epistemology ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ phenomenalism ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| method |
formal axiomatic method
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logical construction of concepts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a foundational text of logical positivism
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its influence on the Vienna Circle ⓘ its rigorous formal reconstruction of scientific concepts ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Logical Structure of the World
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Der logische Aufbau der Welt
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| philosophicalMovement |
Vienna Circle
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logical positivism ⓘ
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logical empiricism
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| philosophicalStance |
anti-metaphysical
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verificationism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| publisher | Weltkreis Verlag ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Logical Syntax of Language
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Logical Syntax of Language
unity of science ⓘ
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The Unity of Science
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| structure | system of constitutional definitions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century philosophy ⓘ |
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The Logical Structure of the World
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The Logical Structure of the World and Pseudoproblems in Philosophy
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The Logical Structure of the World
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Der logische Aufbau der Welt