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Carl Gustav Hempel was born near Berlin, Germany, on January 8, 1905 -
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Hempel studied philosophy, physics and mathematics at the Universities of Göttingen and Heidelberg before going to the University of Berlin in 1925, where he studied with Hans Reichenbach and earned his Ph.D in 1934(britannica) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Gustav-Hempel -
In 1942, Hempel submitted an important page to the Journal of Philosophy detailing what general laws are. Explaining that the main function of general laws in the natural sciences is to connect events in patterns which are usually referred to as explanation and prediction(Journal) The Journal of Philosophy: https://www.pdcnet.org/jphil/content/jphil_1942_0039_0002_0048_0051 -
In the 1940s, Carl Gustav Hempel created the Raven Paradox. Simply put, it states; All Ravens are black. All non-black things are non-ravens. Hempel created this to illustrate the contradiction between inductive logic and intuition. Here is a short Youtube video delving further into it.
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In 1958, Hempel proposed that; the contribution theoretical language makes to our understanding of the world is exhausted by the theory’s implications for patterns expressed in the observation language. https://mappingignorance.org/2022/03/02/on-theory-and-observation-1-the-theoreticians-dilemma/ -
In 1965, Hempler published the book Aspects of Scientific Explanation, and it changed the way how we explain science. It is the most detailed and influential statement of modern discussion(Stanford). https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-explanation/ -
In this paper, that Hempel wrote in 1981, he goes over the numerous changes in philosophical induction and his views on the subject himself. http://faculty.washington.edu/lynnhank/Hempel2.pdf -
Carl Gustav Hempel died, at the age of 92, on November 9th, 1997 in Princeton New Jersey. -
In 2012, the Philosophy of Science Association initiated the Hempel award to honor him being one of the leading philosophers of the 20th century. He was also a member of the PSA for over 50 years.
https://www.philsci.org/awards.php#:~:text=The%20Hempel%20Award%20recognizes%20lifetime,member%20for%20over%20fifty%20years.