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Carl Gustav Hempel
(1905 - 1997)
German philosopher from the Vienna and the Berlin Circle
German philosopher from the Vienna and the Berlin Circle
Influential philosopher of science known for his covering law model and work on confirmation theory.
Hempel studied under Moritz Schlick and Rudolf Carnap before emigrating to the United States in 1937.\nHe developed the Hempel–Oppenheim model, defining scientific explanation through logical deduction.\nHis work on the paradox of confirmation shaped debates in epistemology and philosophy of science.\nHempel held professorships at Princeton and the University of Pittsburgh, mentoring future scholars.\nHis writings, including "Philosophy of Natural Science," remain foundational texts in analytic philosophy.\nCarl Gustav Hempel died in 1997, leaving a lasting impact on the study of scientific methodology.
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Carl Gustav Hempel