Logical Positivism

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Logical positivism (also known as logical empiricism, scientific philosophy, and neo-positivism) is a philosophy that combines empiricismthe idea that observational evidence is indispensable for knowledgewith a version of rationalism incorporating mathematical and logico-linguistic constructs and deductions of epistemology. It may be considered as a type of analytic philosophy. And also it is way of thinking that was popular in the mid-20th century, and which attempted to make philosophy more rigorous by creating criteria for evaluating the truth or falsity of certain philosophical statements. Did Logical Positivism connected in our daily life? Where Logical Positivism Begin? Who are those philosopher involved in Logical Positivism? What is the meaning of Vienna Circle?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning_of_life The meaning of life is in the philosophical and religious conceptions of existence, social ties, consciousness, and happiness, and borders on many other issues, such as symbolic meaning, ontology, value, purpose, ethics, good and evil, free will, the existence of one or multiple Gods, conceptions of God, the soul, and the afterlife. Scientific contributions focus primarily on describing related empirical facts about the universe, exploring the context and parameters concerning the 'how' of life. Science also studies and can provide recommendations for the pursuit of well-being and a related conception of morality. An alternative, humanistic approach poses the question "What is the meaning of my life?" The value of the question pertaining to the purpose of life may coincide with the achievement of ultimate reality, or a feeling of oneness, or even a feeling of sacredness. http://historyofmodernphilosophy.blogspot.com/2008/07/logical-positivism-schlick-carnap-j.html It is said that Logical Positivism began when Wittgenstein wrote in Tractatus that philosophy is not a body of doctrine but an activity. And this single sentence does summarize the whole of logical positivism. Logical Positivists believed that the purpose of philosophy was not to produce new propositions describing the universe or reality, but rather, the purpose was to analyze the existing propositions to find out whether the statement is mathematical, scientific or nonsensical. http://www.loyno.edu/~folse/logpos.htm Its members were Moritz Schlick, founder of the Vienna Circle, Rudolf Carnap, the leading figure of logical positivism, Hans Reichenbach, founder of the Berlin Circle, Herbert Feigl, Philipp Frank, Kurt Grelling, Hans Hahn, Carl Gustav Hempel, Victor Kraft, Otto Neurath, Friedrich Waismann. http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Vienna+Circle Group of philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians formed in the 1920s that met regularly in Vienna to investigate scientific language and scientific method. It formed around Moritz Schlick (18821936), who taught at the University of Vienna; its members included Gustav Bergmann, Philipp Frank, Rudolf Carnap, Kurt Godel, Friedrich Waismann, Otto Neurath, Herbert Feigl, and Victor Kraft. The movement associated with the Circle has been called logical positivism. Its members' work was distinguished by their attention to the form of scientific theories, their formulation of a verifiability principle of meaning, and their espousal of a doctrine of unified science. The group dissolved after the Nazis invaded Austria in 1938.

Date: January 29, 2014