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The birth of Carl Gustav "Peter" Hempel
Dr. Hempel was born in Germany before WW1 and as a boy developed a passion for science. His youth was spent in study and at the age of 24 he was accepted into the congress of scientific philosophy. In 1937 he immigrated to the united states due to political changes within Germany. His wife was Jewish and the Nazis were anti-Jewish. https://youtu.be/GYf5DRSV4GM -
Ph.D. Philosophy
After completing graduation school Peter went on to complete his Ph.D. He graduated from Humburo Berlin with his Ph.D in Philosophy. His doctoral paper was on the "Contributions to the Logical Analysis of the Concept of Probability" -
Hempel's Raven Paradox
The raven Paradox is what Dr. Hempel is most known for. His questioning of scientific methods have shaken the modern scientific community.
This paradox was a concept of the 1940s but later defined in 1965 in an essay called "Studies in the Logic of Confirmation". https://youtu.be/0kjei6doobQ Smith, B. Sidney. "Hempel’s Ravens Paradox." Platonic Realms Interactive Mathematics Encyclopedia. Platonic Realms, 2 Mar 2013. Web. 2 Mar 2013. http://platonicrealms.com/ -
Aspects of Scientific Explanation
This book is regarded as one of the most important works in the philosophy of science. This book faces the problem of inductive explanation, in which the explanans include statistical laws. -
Philosophy of Natural Science
This book covers the aspects of what qualifies as science. It brings to light how science can be used and what qualifies as real science. The foundations, implications, and methods. -
Death
Peter later died in 1997 in his town home in Princeton, N.J. His impact on the scientific community was felt with a heavy heart.
"The most distinctive characteristic which differentiates mathematics from the various branches of empirical science, and which accounts for its fame as the queen of the sciences, is no doubt the peculiar certainty and necessity of its results."- Carl Gustav "Peter" Hempel
