Gustav Bergmann
Austrian-born American philosopher (1906-1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the German Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht, see Gustav Bergmann (soldier).
Gustav Bergmann (May 4, 1906 ā April 21, 1987) was an Austrian-born American philosopher. He studied at the University of Vienna and was a member of the Vienna Circle. Bergmann was influenced by the philosophers Moritz Schlick, Friedrich Waismann, and Rudolf Carnap, who were members of the Circle.[3] In the United States, he was a professor of philosophy and psychology at the University of Iowa.
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Born | (1906-05-04)4 May 1906 |
Died | 21 April 1987(1987-04-21) (aged 80) Iowa City, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy Vienna Circle Logical positivism (1950s) Metaphysical realism (1960s)[1] |
Institutions | University of Iowa |
Main interests | Philosophy of science |
Notable ideas | Coining the term "linguistic turn"[2] |
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