Carl Gustav Hempel

Carl Gustav Hempel

(1905–1997) essayist Germany

4 quotes in 94 categories

Carl Gustav Hempel (1905–1997) was a Germany essayist, known for Philosophy of Natural Science.

About Carl Gustav Hempel

Carl Gustav "Peter" Hempel was a German writer, philosopher, logician, and epistemologist. He was a major figure in logical empiricism, a 20th-century movement in the philosophy of science. Hempel articulated the deductive-nomological model of scientific explanation, which was considered the "standard model" of scientific explanation during the 1950s and 1960s. He is also known for the raven paradox and Hempel's dilemma.

Known for:

Philosophy of Natural Science

Notable works:

Philosophy of natural science

Awards:

Guggenheim Fellowship|Carus Lectures|Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin

All Carl Gustav Hempel Quotes

Browse Carl Gustav Hempel Quotes by Category