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Benacerraf, Paul, and Richard Jeffrey. “Carl Gustav Hempel 1905-1997.” Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 147–149, www.jstor.org/stable/3130977. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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It is necessary to have historical context when attempting to gain an understanding of any supposed "Important" person. In truth, we all are affected to some degree by our environment, so this entry intends to describe this point within Hempel's life. Bullock, Alan. “Adolf Hitler | Biography, Rise to Power, & Facts.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Dec. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler.
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*Date approximated from the account of Benacerraf and Jeffrey Not many people earn honorary degrees in their lifetime. Of those few people, it is difficult to imagine the pride and sense of accomplishment that must result from having earned ten of them. Benacerraf, Paul, and Richard Jeffrey. “Carl Gustav Hempel 1905-1997.” Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 147–149, www.jstor.org/stable/3130977. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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This was an unprecedented time for Germany. The title of "Leader" and "Chancellor" was normally split into two positions, so to have a person take both titles is a momentous occasion to say the very least. For Hitler's followers, this must have seemed rightful; to anyone else, this must have been more than fearful. Hence, Hempel fled to Brussels. Bullock, Alan. “Adolf Hitler | Biography, Rise to Power, & Facts.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Dec. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler.
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*This ought to be an event, but due to the lack of a date found in my research, the event is given as a time span to show an estimation of when Hempel fled Germany to escape persecution due to his close association to Jewish people. Benacerraf, Paul, and Richard Jeffrey. “Carl Gustav Hempel 1905-1997.” Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 147–149, www.jstor.org/stable/3130977. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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After living in Brussels for some time, the Hempels must have predicted that living anywhere in Europe would bear no fruit for them. The antisemitism of the Nazi's was heating up and Hitler did not show any sign of waning power. To the contrary, he would seek more. Benacerraf, Paul, and Richard Jeffrey. “Carl Gustav Hempel 1905-1997.” Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 147–149, www.jstor.org/stable/3130977. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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Hempel, Carl. “Vagueness and Logic.” Philosophy of Science, vol. 6, no. 2, 1939, pp. 163–180. University of Chicago Press Journals, https://doi.org/10.1086/286543.
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At this time, Hempel's career in academics had only just begun. One can only imagine the stress he felt when reading the news about what the Nazi's were doing. Though he know things weren't getting any better, he maintained steadfast in his work and continued to contend with his philosophical ideas. Bullock, Alan. “Adolf Hitler | Biography, Rise to Power, & Facts.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Dec. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler.
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Benacerraf, Paul, and Richard Jeffrey. “Carl Gustav Hempel 1905-1997.” Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 147–149, www.jstor.org/stable/3130977. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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Benacerraf, Paul, and Richard Jeffrey. “Carl Gustav Hempel 1905-1997.” Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 147–149, www.jstor.org/stable/3130977. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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Hempel, Carl. “A Note on Semantic Realism.” Philosophy of Science, vol. 17, no. 2, Apr. 1950, pp. 169–173, 10.1086/287078. Accessed 20 Nov. 2020.
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Hempel, Carl. Fundamentals of Concept Formation in Empirical Science. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1955.
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Benacerraf, Paul, and Richard Jeffrey. “Carl Gustav Hempel 1905-1997.” Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 147–149, www.jstor.org/stable/3130977. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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The Trustees of Princeton University. “Carl G. Hempel | Philosophy.” Philosophy.Princeton.Edu, 2020, philosophy.princeton.edu/about/great-and-good/carl-g-hempel. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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Hempel, Carl. Philosophy of Natural Science. 1st ed., New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, 25 Aug. 1966.
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---. “Maximal Specificity and Lawlikeness in Probabilistic Explanation.” Philosophy of Science, vol. 35, no. 2, June 1968, pp. 116–133, 10.1086/288197. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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Hempel, Carl G. “On a Claim by Skyrms Concerning Lawlikeness and Confirmation.” Philosophy of Science, vol. 35, no. 3, Sept. 1968, pp. 274–278, 10.1086/288214. Accessed 20 Nov. 2020.
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Hempel, Carl G. “Dispositional Explanation and the Covering-Law Model: Response to Laird Addis.” PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, vol. 1974, no. 1974, Jan. 1974, pp. 369–376, 10.1086/psaprocbienmeetp.1974.495813. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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Benacerraf, Paul, and Richard Jeffrey. “Carl Gustav Hempel 1905-1997.” Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 147–149, www.jstor.org/stable/3130977. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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Benacerraf, Paul, and Richard Jeffrey. “Carl Gustav Hempel 1905-1997.” Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 147–149, www.jstor.org/stable/3130977. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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Philosophy of Science Association. “Hempel Award Recipients.” Philsci.org, 2020, philsci.org/hempel-award-recipients. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.
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