Rudolf Carnap

Rudolf Carnap
Rudolf Carnap
	Carnap in 1922
Born	18 May 1891; Ronsdorf, Lennep, Düsseldorf, Rhine, Prussia, German Empire
Died	14 September 1970 (aged 79); Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Education
Education	University of Jena (B.A., 1914; Ph.D., 1921); University of Freiburg (audit student, 1911–12); University of Berlin (graduate research, 1917–18); University of Vienna (Dr. phil. hab., 1926)
Theses	Der Raum: Ein Beitrag zur Wissenschaftslehre (Space: A Contribution to the Theory of Science) (1921); Der logische Aufbau der Welt (The Logical Structure of the World) (1926);
Doctoral advisor	Bruno Bauch (Ph.D. advisor); Moritz Schlick (Dr. phil. hab.)
Other advisors	Gottlob Frege; Heinrich Rickert
Philosophical work
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic; Nominalism; Vienna Circle; Logical positivism; Logical atomism; Logical behaviorism; Formalism in the philosophy of mathematics
Institutions	University of Vienna; German University in Prague; University of Chicago; Institute for Advanced Study; UCLA
Doctoral students	Abner Shimony; David Kaplan
Notable students	Carl Gustav Hempel; Peter G. Ossorio; Herbert A. Simon; Raymond Smullyan; Yehoshua Bar-Hillel
Main interests	Logic · Epistemology; Philosophy of science; Semantics
Notable ideas	List Physicalism; Phenomenalism in linguistic terms; Logical behaviorism; Extensionalism; Analytic–synthetic distinction (revised); Internal–external distinction; Confirmationism; Constitution theory; Semantics for modal logic; Inductive logic; Constructed systems; Conceptual schemes; Formal epistemology; Framework-relative constitutive a priori; Intension and extension; Functor; Beobachtungssatz (observational statement); Carnap's categoricity (Monomorphie) problem; Forkability theorem (Gabelbarkeitssatz): "every complete axiom system is also categorical (monomorph)"; Logical positivism; Epistemic structural realism; L-true (logically true) statements; Intensional semantics evaluating formulas in state-descriptions; Carnap sentences; Three kinds of space: formal, physical and perceptual; Elimination of metaphysics through logical analysis; Omega-rule; General self-referential lemma; Carnapian (concept) explication; Principle of tolerance; Compatibilism ;

Rudolf Carnap (/ˈkɑːrnæp/; German: [ˈkaʁnaːp]; 18 May 1891 – 14 September 1970) was a German-language philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter. He was a major member of the Vienna Circle and an advocate of logical positivism.

Rudolf Carnap
Carnap in 1922
Born	(1891-05-18)18 May 1891 Ronsdorf, Lennep, Düsseldorf, Rhine, Prussia, German Empire
Died	14 September 1970(1970-09-14) (aged 79) Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Education
Education	University of Jena (B.A., 1914; Ph.D., 1921) University of Freiburg (audit student, 1911–12) University of Berlin (graduate research, 1917–18) University of Vienna (Dr. phil. hab., 1926)
Theses	Der Raum: Ein Beitrag zur Wissenschaftslehre (Space: A Contribution to the Theory of Science) (1921) Der logische Aufbau der Welt (The Logical Structure of the World) (1926)
Doctoral advisor	Bruno Bauch (Ph.D. advisor) Moritz Schlick (Dr. phil. hab.)
Other advisors	Gottlob Frege Heinrich Rickert
Philosophical work
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic Nominalism Vienna Circle Logical positivism Logical atomism Logical behaviorism Formalism in the philosophy of mathematics
Institutions	University of Vienna German University in Prague University of Chicago Institute for Advanced Study UCLA
Doctoral students	Abner Shimony David Kaplan
Notable students	Carl Gustav Hempel Peter G. Ossorio Herbert A. Simon Raymond Smullyan Yehoshua Bar-Hillel
Main interests	Logic · Epistemology Philosophy of science Semantics
Notable ideas	List Physicalism Phenomenalism in linguistic terms Logical behaviorism Extensionalism Analytic–synthetic distinction (revised) Internal–external distinction Confirmationism Constitution theory Semantics for modal logic Inductive logic Constructed systems Conceptual schemes Formal epistemology Framework-relative constitutive a priori Intension and extension Functor Beobachtungssatz (observational statement) Carnap's categoricity (Monomorphie) problem Forkability theorem (Gabelbarkeitssatz): "every complete axiom system is also categorical (monomorph)" Logical positivism Epistemic structural realism L-true (logically true) statements Intensional semantics evaluating formulas in state-descriptions Carnap sentences Three kinds of space: formal, physical and perceptual Elimination of metaphysics through logical analysis Omega-rule General self-referential lemma Carnapian (concept) explication Principle of tolerance Compatibilism