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“Philosophy is that activity by which the meaning of propositions is established or discovered; it is a question of what the propositions actually mean. The content, soul, and spirit of science naturally consist in what is ultimately meant by its sentences; the philosophical activity of rendering significant is thus the alpha and omega of all scientific knowledge. [Moritz Schlick interpreting Ludwig Wittgenstein's position]”

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Moritz Schlick
Moritz Schlick

Moritz Schlick was a German philosopher and a key figure in the logical positivist movement. Born on April 14, 1882, and died on June 22, 1936, Schlick's philosophical ideas had a profound impact on 20th-century philosophy, particularly in the fields of scientific philosophy and philosophy of language. more

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