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

unity of science
surface form: The Unity of Science
structure system of constitutional definitions
timePeriod early 20th century philosophy

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The Logical Structure of the World hasEnglishTranslation The Logical Structure of the World self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Logical Structure of the World and Pseudoproblems in Philosophy
Rudolf Carnap notableWork The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World originalTitle The Logical Structure of the World self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Der logische Aufbau der Welt
Meaning and Necessity relatedWork The Logical Structure of the World