Herbert Feigl

Herbert Feigl
Herbert Feigl (1973)
Born(1902-12-14)14 December 1902
Died1 June 1988(1988-06-01) (aged 85)
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Vienna Circle
ThesisZufall und Gesetz: Versuch einer naturerkenntnistheoretischen Klarung des Wahrscheinlichkeits- und Induktionsproblems (Chance and Law: An Epistemological Analysis of the Roles of Probability and Induction in the Natural Sciences) (1927)
Notable studentsHugh Mellor
Main interests
Philosophy of science
Notable ideas
Nomological danglers
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Herbert Feigl (/ˈfɡəl/; German: [ˈfaɪgl̩]; December 14, 1902 – June 1, 1988) was an Austrian-American philosopher and an early member of the Vienna Circle.[1][2] He coined the term "nomological danglers".[3]

  1. ^ Neuber, Matthias (2018), "Herbert Feigl", in Zalta, Edward N. (ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2019-05-07
  2. ^ Savage, C. Wade (1989). "Obituary for Herbert Feigl". Erkenntnis (1975-). 31 (1): v–ix. doi:10.1007/BF01239127. ISSN 0165-0106. JSTOR 20012225. S2CID 119787454.
  3. ^ Bailey, Andrew (2013-11-21). Philosophy of mind : the key thinkers. Bailey, Andrew, 1969-. London. p. 107. ISBN 9781441190963. OCLC 861533440. Smart (1959) credits Feigl with coining the term 'nomological danglers' for conscious properties, as they are conceived on the emergentist view.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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