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Contributions to science
His major contributions to philosophy of science are the theory of probability, and modal logic along with indictive logic, and logical positivism. We know logical positivism is also called logical empiricism which was a philosophical movement that started in Vienna in the 1920’s, and was made by the view of scientific Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, www.iep.utm.edu/carnap/. -
The Logical Structure of the World
Developed a formal version of empiricism where he argued that all scientific terms are definable by means of a phenomenalistic language. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, www.iep.utm.edu/carnap/. -
key moment
During 1931- Carnap became a professor of natural philosophy at German University. This is the place all his major contributions come to life that we can see. The logical syntax of language (1934) was his biggest contribution, and this is where we see the idea start to come to life. It was at this time his work was stop due to the Nazis rising to power, and after this he moved to the united states. -
The Logical Syntax of Language
This was the year that he made a huge contribution to the logical syntax of language. In this book he introduces that their is no maral to logic when it comes to using a language. He also stated that their is no good or no bad when using this. In writing this he believed that every language was correct only if it was supported by exact definitions when being used. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, www.iep.utm.edu/carnap/. -
Introduction to Semantics
He created a wrote the book introduction to semantics which played a huge part on the philosopher community. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, www.iep.utm.edu/carnap/. -
Formalization of Logic
Another book witten by him that played a huge role in philosophy. In this book he explains proposition, immediate inference, and categorical this book was introduced as a first rate introduction to formal sciences. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, www.iep.utm.edu/carnap/. -
Two Dogmas of Empiricism
I Quine published the article "Two Dogmas of Empiricism," in which he disputed, and argued the distinction that he made between analytic and synthetic statements. -
Philosophical Foundations of Physics
He written a book called Philosophical Foundations of Physics that played another huge role in philosophy. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, www.iep.utm.edu/carnap/. -
video link
YouTube, 31 July 2014, youtu.be/I7ebOwmCAqE.