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Paul Oppenheim was born on June 17, 1885 in Frankfurt, Germany. He studied at the University of Freiburg, earning a doctorate in chemistry and philosophy. In 1939, he and his parents moved to the Untied States, where Oppenheimer found a job "as a private scholar in Princeton."
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Kurt Grelling and Paul Oppenheim write "Concerning the Structure of Wholes" which addresses the article written by M. Angyal regarding the Structure of Wholes and that they had "accomplished...desideratum to a fair extent". They did this by using concepts they had previously defined in an earlier written essay; complex and gestalt. They also used the idea of transposition; "a one-one relations between complexes".
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Paul Oppenheim and Carl G. Hempel published the "Studies in the Logical Explanation". The essay discusses the use of logical deduction. This means determining a conclusion/theory using explanans that contain general laws. The explanans must also be testable and/or observable. It is now commonly known as the deductive nomological model. Carl G. Hempel; Paul Oppenheim Philosophy of Science, Vol. 15, No. 2. (Apr., 1948), pp. 135-175.
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Paul Oppenheim and Hilary Putnam wrote "Unity of science as a working hypothesis" which aims to "provide precise definitions for the crucial concepts involved" and address those who believe having a unitary science in unattainable (Oppenheim and Putnam p. 28). They felt they provided evidence that not only justified that the idea of a unitary science is not as far fetched as some may believe, but also that "the hypothesis is credible". (Oppenheim and Putnam p. 28)
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Paul Oppenheim died on June 23, 1977 at the age of 92 in Princeton, New Jersey. “Paul Oppenheim, 92, of Princeton A Noted Philosopher or Science.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 June 1977, www.nytimes.com/1977/06/24/archives/paul-oppenheim-92-of-princeton-a-noted-philosopher-of-science.html.