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Morris Raphael Cohen

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Morris Raphael Cohen · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

American philosopher of law and science

When

1880, Minsk, Russian Empire (now Belarus) — 1947, Washington, D.C., USA

Where

Russian Empire · United States

Biography

Morris Raphael Cohen is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — American philosopher of law and science

How & why

Cohen was an American philosopher of law and science, a long-time professor at City College of New York, known for his defense of scientific method and rationalism in works such as Reason and Nature and, with Ernest Nagel, An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method. He was born into a Jewish family in Minsk and emigrated as a boy to New York.

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American philosopher of law and science

1880

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy