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Emile Meyerson

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Emile Meyerson · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

French philosopher of science

When

1859, Lublin, Poland (Russian Empire) — 1933, Paris, France

Where

France (Paris) · Poland

Biography

Emile Meyerson is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — French philosopher of science

How & why

Émile Meyerson was a Polish-born French philosopher of science whose 'Identity and Reality' argued that scientific reasoning is driven by a search for identity and causality beyond mere observed regularity, shaping twentieth-century epistemology. Trained as a chemist, he worked outside the university and wrote in French. He was of documented Jewish origin, born into a Jewish family in Lublin.

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French philosopher of science

1859

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy