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Birth
Born in Berlin, Germany. (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica) -
Ph. D
Schlick earned his Ph.D in physics. (Oxford Reference) -
Published 2 essays
The Boundaries of Scientific and Philosophical Concept-Formation and The Nature of Truth in Modern Logic. -
The Philosophical Significance of the Principle of Relativity
He published the essay The Philosophical Significance of the Principle of Relativity. -
Published Space and Time in Contemporary Physics
This would later be preissued 3 more times and translated to 11 languages. (Oberdan, "Moritz Schlick") -
Allgemeine Erkenntnislehre
Translated to "General Theory of Knowledge" -
Vienna Circle--In the 1920s many philosophers, scientist, and mathematicians that gathered with Schlick to talk about different aspects of philosophy, they called themselves the Vienna Circle.
It is difficult to find an exact date for when these meeting started or what exactly was talked about during the meetings. The meetings did start after 1922. As ---- stated, "we quickly recognize the difficulty of providing a representative description of the circle and of Logical Empiricism in its entirety. Even the autobiographical accounts given since the classicalperiod of the Schlick Circle show a remarkable variance - depending on focus and underlying motivations. (Stadler, xi) -
Professor of Philosophy
He became professor at the University of Vienna for philosophy of inductive sciences. During this time he began to separate from the ideas of previous ideas of philosophy and knowledge. "He sought to establish new ways of ascertaining the nature of 'how men know what they know,' by referring to the methods of the sciences." (Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Moritz Schlick”) -
Visiting the USA
In support of logical positivism, Schlick was a visiting professor at Stanford University in California. Logical positivism was a philosophical movement in Vienna, that focused on science as the only important knowledge and any other information was not important. -
Death
Died in Vienna, Austria. (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica) He was shot by a disturbed student on the university library steps. (Rodger, "Moritz Schlick")
