Richard Avenarius
German-Swiss philosopher (1843–1896) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Ludwig Heinrich Avenarius (19 November 1843 – 18 August 1896) was a German-Swiss philosopher. He formulated the radical positivist doctrine of "empirical criticism" or empirio-criticism.
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Richard Avenarius | |
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Born | 19 November 1843 |
Died | 18 August 1896 (1896-08-19) (aged 52) |
Alma mater | University of Zurich University of Berlin Leipzig University |
Era | 19th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Empirio-criticism (Critical positivism)[1] |
Institutions | Leipzig University University of Zurich |
Main interests | Empirical knowledge, philosophy of science |
Notable ideas | Empirical criticism |
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