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Alejandro Hinojos Timeline- PHIL202

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  • Rudolf Carnap

    Rudolf Carnap
    German Philosopher, Rudolf Carnap, entered this world on May 18th 1891. Born in Ronsdorf, Germany he showed his love of numbers and the universe early in life. Image Citation:
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rudolf-Carnap Sources:
    Maro M. "Rudolf Carnap." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 23 Sept. 1995, iep.utm.edu/rudolf-carnap/. Hanz L. "Rudolf Carnap." Plato.Stanford.Edu, 24 Feb. 2020, plato.stanford.edu/entries/carnap/. Accessed 23 Jul. 2023.

  • Tragedy and Early Education

    Tragedy and Early Education
    In 1898 Carnaps Father passed away prompting a move by the family to Barmen. From 1910-1914 Carnap studied Physics, Arithmetic's, and Philosophy at the Universities of Jena and Freiburg. Maro M. "Rudolf Carnap." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 23 Sept. 1995, iep.utm.edu/rudolf-carnap/.

  • A Major Bump in the Road

    A Major Bump in the Road
    Before Carnap could begin to write his very own thesis in Thermionic Emissions he had to go and fight a war he did not agree with. Rudolf served in the German Army during WW1. After serving 3 years in the front he was allowed to leave the Army to study Physics at the University of Berlin under professor Albert Einstein.

  • Early Life and Education

    Born in Ronsdorf, Germany in 1891, moved to Barmen after the death of his Father in 1898 where he studied at the gymnasium. From 1910-1914 Carnap immersed himself in Philosophy, Physics, and Arithmetic's whilst studying at the Universities of Jena and Freiburg.

  • "Der Logische Aufbar der Welt"

    "Der Logische Aufbar der Welt"
    From 1922-1925 Carnap wrote his book and in 1926 it was published. "Der Logische Aufbar de Welt" (translates to The Logical Structure of the World", in this book his two major studies were in Syntax of Language and Inductive Logic. Image Citation:
    https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/logische-Aufbau-Welt-CARNAP-Rudolf-Berlin/30939813709/bd Citation:
    Hanz L. "Rudolf Carnap." Plato.Stanford.Edu, 24 Feb. 2020, plato.stanford.edu/entries/carnap/. Accessed 23 Jul. 2023.

  • Syntax Of Language

    Syntax Of Language
    A formal theory that evaluates the validity of "true-value" statements". Carnap gave an example of Calculus, he stated that calculus is an organized arrangement of letters and numbers. Carnap viewed language as calculus. This theory

  • Inductive Logic

    Inductive Logic
    Whilst trying to find a logical explanation for logic itself and probability Carnap stumbled upon the idea that Probability is a accepted as logic in certain cases, as is the case with most of science. This led Rudolf to question the strength of the relationship between a Hypothesis and the end-result of an experiment. Hanz L. "Rudolf Carnap." Plato.Stanford.Edu, 24 Feb. 2020, plato.stanford.edu/entries/carnap/. Accessed 23 Jul. 2023.

  • Legacy

    Legacy
    On September 14th 1970 Rudolf Carnap passed away. He is considered one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century and his work made strides in the fields of philosophy of science and physics. A true scholar that questioned the world around him and influenced many.