Herbert Feigl
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Herbert Feigl was an American philosopher known for his contributions to logical positivism and the philosophy of mind. He was a prominent member of the Vienna Circle, a group of intellectuals who advocated for the view that only scientifically verifiable statements are meaningful, rejecting metaphysical doctrines as meaningless. Feigl, along with other members like Rudolf Carnap, emigrated to the United States to escape Nazism, significantly influencing American philosophy. His work explored the nature of consciousness and the mind-body problem, contributing to discussions on qualitative states and the role of mental representations.12345
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materialismTranslation central-state theoriesā¦form was the American philosopher Herbert Feigl, earlier a member of the Vienna Circle, who, in an influential monograph (see Bibliography: Materialism), did the most to get contemporary philosophers to treat central-state materialism as a serious philosophical theory. Against the objection that, for example, āvisual sensationā does not mean āprocessā¦
Read Moreā¦form was the American philosopher Herbert Feigl, earlier a member of the Vienna Circle, who, in an influential monograph (see Bibliography: Materialism), did the most to get contemporary philosophers to treat central-state materialism as a serious philosophical theory. Against the objection that, for example, āvisual sensationā does not mean āprocessā¦
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ā¦the network of scientific laws, Feigl called them ānomological danglers.ā To get rid of the need for these danglers is one of the chief goals of materialism. Of course, an immaterialist might assert that mental entities exist and also that there are no physical-mental laws. But it might be hardā¦
Read Moreā¦the network of scientific laws, Feigl called them ānomological danglers.ā To get rid of the need for these danglers is one of the chief goals of materialism. Of course, an immaterialist might assert that mental entities exist and also that there are no physical-mental laws. But it might be hardā¦
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