Moritz Schlick

Moritz Schlick
Moritz Schlick around 1930
Born
Friedrich Albert Moritz Schlick

14 April 1882
Died22 June 1936(1936-06-22) (aged 54)
EducationUniversity of Heidelberg
University of Lausanne
University of Berlin (PhD, 1904)
University of Rostock (Dr. phil. hab., 1910)
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Vienna Circle
Logical positivism
Foundationalism[1]
Theses
Doctoral advisorMax Planck
Doctoral studentsRudolf Carnap
Karl Popper
Main interests
Logic, philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, ethics
Notable ideas
General theory of knowledge
Beobachtungssatz (observational statement)[2]
Internal and application rules of grammar[3]
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Friedrich Albert Moritz Schlick (/ʃlɪk/; German: [ʃlɪk] ; 14 April 1882 – 22 June 1936) was a German philosopher, physicist, and the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle.

  1. ^ Ted Poston, "Foundationalism" (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
  2. ^ Hans Günther Ruß, Wissenschaftstheorie, Erkenntnistheorie und die Suche nach Wahrheit. Stuttgart, Kohlhammer Verlag 2004, p. 71.
  3. ^ Thomas Oberdan, Protocols, Truth and Convention, Rodopi, 1993, p. 110.
  4. ^ B. F. McGuinness (2013). Moritz Schlick. pp. 336–7. Once again, one has to understand Schlick's world conception, which he took over from Schopenhauer's world as representation and as will. ... 'To will something' – and here Schlick is heavily influenced by Schopenhauer – .

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