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Philosophy Index

Philosophy Index is a site devoted to the study of philosophy and the philosophers who conduct it. The site contains a number of philosophy texts, brief biographies, and introductions to philosophers, and explanations on a number of topics. Accredited homeschooling online at Northgate Academy and Philosophy online tutoring.

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Rudolf Carnap

Rudolf Carnap (1891–1970) was a German philosopher, best known for his views of logical positivism.

Logical positivism is generally the epistemological view that knowledge is gained through empiricism along with logical (including mathematical) deduction. Carnap rejects metaphysics, believing that it is to be replaced by proper scientific inquiry, armed with logical deductions from observation alone. Carnap originally claimed that metaphysics was a meaningless pursuit, but later refined his view to state that it was lacking in cognitive content, and thus provides no meaning to science.

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Name: Rudolf Carnap
Born: May 18, 1891
Died: September 14, 1970