Who was Moritz Schlick?

Moritz Schlick was a German philosopher and physicist who founded logical positivism and the Vienna Circle. Born in 1882, his philosophical career was cut short when he was murdered by a former student in 1936. His intellectual legacy lives on through the foundational movement he established in philosophy.

What we know

• Moritz Schlick was a German philosopher and physicist born in 1882. [1, 2]
• He is recognized as the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle. [2]
• He was murdered by a former student named Johann Nelböck in 1936. [2]

Where to go next

• the bigger pictureWhat was the Vienna Circle?
• what followedHow did logical positivism shape modern philosophy?
• whoWho was Johann Nelböck?
• compared withWho were the other members of the Vienna Circle?
• a case in pointWhat did Friedrich Waismann contribute to philosophy?
• an unexpected connectionHow does the name Moritz relate to Maurice?Moritz is noted in the sources as the German equivalent of the name Maurice, connecting a philosophical biography to linguistics.

Sources

• [1]Moritz Schlick (Wikidata Q57193) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Moritz Schlick · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Moritz (name) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Herbert Feigl · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Friedrich Waismann · CC BY-SA 4.0