Gustav Bergmann

Gustav Bergmann
Born(1906-05-04)4 May 1906
Died21 April 1987(1987-04-21) (aged 80)
Iowa City, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Vienna Circle
Logical positivism (1950s)
Metaphysical realism (1960s)[1]
InstitutionsUniversity of Iowa
Main interests
Philosophy of science
Notable ideas
Coining the term "linguistic turn"[2]
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Gustav Bergmann (May 4, 1906 – 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.

  1. ^ "The Ontological Realism of Gustav Bergmann" (Ontology: Theory and History)
  2. ^ Neil Gross, Richard Rorty: The Making of an American Philosopher, University Of Chicago Press, 2008, p. xxix.
  3. ^ "Gustav Bergmann" (clas.uiowa.edu)

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