Analytic philosophy

Analytic philosophy is the dominant philosophical movement of English-speaking countries, although one of its founders, Gottlob Frege, was German, and another, Ludwig Wittgenstein, was Austrian.

Logical positivism and logical empiricism

Vienna Circle, Carnap, Verificationism. Analytic-synthetic distinction. Rejection of Metaphysics, Ethics, Aesthetics. "Emotivism."

Related Topics:
Vienna Circle - Carnap - Analytic - Synthetic - Metaphysics - Ethics - Aesthetics - Emotivism

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Immigration of logicians and scientists from Europe in the 1930s. Philosophy of science. Quine. Behaviourism.

Related Topics:
Philosophy of science - Quine - Behaviourism

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See the separate article on Logical Positivism for further information.

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