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Moritz Schlick
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German philosopher (1882-1936)
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Moritz Schlick (1882–1936) was a German physicist, philosopher, and university teacher. Born in Berlin, he died in Vienna in 1936. His academic career included positions at Kiel University, the University of Rostock, and the University of Vienna. He was a member of the Vienna Circle and worked in the field of philosophy.
Schlick was educated at the University of Lausanne, Heidelberg University, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He studied under Max Planck, who served as his doctoral advisor. One of his students was Friedrich Waismann. He wrote in German.
His notable works include *Problem of Ethics*, *Space and Time in Contemporary Physics an Introduction to the Theory of Relativity and Gravitation*, and *Texte Zur Quantentheorie*. A quote attributed to him states, "Philosophy is not a system of propositions, and not a science."
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- Works
- 25
Top works
- Problem of Ethics
- Space and Time in Contemporary Physics an Introduction to the Theory of Relativity and Gravitation
- Texte Zur Quantentheorie
- Space and Time in Contemporary Physics
- Raum und Zeit in der Gegenwartigen Physik / Space and Time in Contemporary Physics
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Moritz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- philosopher of science
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Employer
- University of Rostock
- Languages spoken
- German
- Doctoral advisor
- Max Planck
- Student of
- Max Planck
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Schlick sitting.jpg
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- Moritz Schlick
- date of death
- 1936-06-22
- date of birth
- 1882-04-14
- manner of death
- homicide
- name in native language
- Moritz Schlick
- member of
- Vienna Circle
- writing language
- German
- birth name
- Friedrich Albert Moritz Schlick
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- archives at
- Berlin State Library
- P8168
- Fred Merkle
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