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Carl Hempel

Philosophy of Science

Carl Gustav Hempel was a German philosopher, writer, logician, and epistemologist who became a major figure in logical empiricism, the twentieth century movement in the philosophy of science. He articulated the deductive-nomological model of scientific explanation, which stood as the standard model of scientific explanation through the 1950s and 1960s. He is also known for the raven paradox, sometimes called Hempel's paradox, and for Hempel's dilemma.

Facts
Birth Year
1905 1
Defining Moment
Articulated the deductive-nomological model of scientific explanation 1
Birth Date
1905-01-08 1
Notable Publication
Aspects of Scientific Explanation (1965) 1
Office Held
University Professor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh (from 1977) 1
Death Year
1997 1
Death Date
1997-11-09 1
Birthplace
Oranienburg, German Empire 1
Death Place
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. 1
Tradition
Analytic philosophy, Berlin Circle, Logical behaviorism 1
Classification
Nationality
Germany 1
Tradition
Tradition (category)
Analytic 1
Connections

In Branch

Logic, Branches of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Carl Gustav Hempel
Philosophy of Science, Branches of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Carl Gustav Hempel

In Tradition

Analytic Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
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Nationality

Germany

Also in History Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Originated In

Germany

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Wikipedia: Carl Gustav HempelLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Carl Gustav "Peter" Hempel (; German: [ˈhɛmpl̩]; January 8, 1905 – November 9, 1997) was a German writer, philosopher, logician, and epistemologist.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Carl Gustav Hempel
  • Lead paragraph, birth year
    January 8, 1905
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1905-01-08
  • Lead paragraph, death year
    November 9, 1997
  • Infobox, death_date
    1997-11-09
  • Infobox, death_place
    Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
  • Infobox, school_tradition
    Analytic philosophy, Berlin Circle, Logical behaviorism
  • Bibliography, Principal works
    1965: Aspects of Scientific Explanation
  • Career, Pittsburgh sentence
    becoming University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh in 1977
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    Hempel articulated the deductive-nomological model of scientific explanation
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Oranienburg, German Empire
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Science, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophy of science, Logic, Confirmation theory
  • In Branch: Logic, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophy of science, Logic, Confirmation theory
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Wikidata: Carl Hempel
Wikidata Q61885, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)View the Source
Carl Hempel (Wikipedia)
In Group: Analytic Philosophy Of Science, Infobox: school_tradition
Quote, In Group: Analytic Philosophy Of Science, Infobox: school_tradition
Analytic philosophy Berlin Circle Logical behaviorism
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