Raven standing on a high cliff

Carl Gustav Hempel, (1905-1997),

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  • The Raven Paradox

    The Raven Paradox

    Hempel publishes the Raven paradox in 1937 in the Swedish journal Theoria. (Hempel's paradox)
    View the attached video for explanation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SKmqh5Eu4Y
  • Studies in the Logic of Explanation

    Studies in the Logic of Explanation

    Classical paper in science published in 1948 while collaborating with Oppenheimer. (Carl Hempel)
  • Fundamentals of Concept Formation in Empirical Science

    Fundamentals of Concept Formation in Empirical Science

    Hempel endorses explication as a method of definition correspondent to the construction of theories by breaking down and clarifying vague words and phrases. (Carl Hempel)
  • “The Meaning of Theoretical Terms”

    “The Meaning of Theoretical Terms”

    Hempler publishes “The Meaning of Theoretical Terms” and criticizes logical positivism's distinction between between observational and theoretical terms. (Carl Gustav Hempel)