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Herbert Feigl

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Herbert Feigl · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Vienna Circle philosopher of science, philosophy of mind

When

1902, Reichenberg, Austria-Hungary (now Liberec, Czech Republic) — 1988, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Where

Austria · United States

Biography

Herbert Feigl is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Vienna Circle philosopher of science, philosophy of mind

How & why

Feigl was a philosopher of science and a member of the Vienna Circle who helped bring logical empiricism to the United States and founded the Minnesota Center for the Philosophy of Science. His essay 'The Mental and the Physical' was a landmark in philosophy of mind. He was Jewish.

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Vienna Circle philosopher of science, philosophy of mind

1902

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy