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Moritz Schlick

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Also known as Friedrich Albert Moritz Schlick

German philosopher (1882-1936)

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Moritz Schlick was a German physicist, philosopher, and university teacher. He worked in the field of philosophy and was a member of the Vienna Circle. His academic career included positions at the University of Vienna, Kiel University, and the University of Rostock. He was educated at the University of Lausanne, Heidelberg University, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Schlick wrote in German and authored works such as *Problem of Ethics*, *Space and Time in Contemporary Physics*, and *Texte Zur Quantentheorie*. He studied under Max Planck, who served as his doctoral advisor. Schlick’s students included Friedrich Waismann and Karl Popper. He was born in Berlin in 1882 and died in Vienna in 1936. His death was a homicide.

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  • Problem of Ethics
  • Space and Time in Contemporary Physics an Introduction to the Theory of Relativity and Gravitation
  • Texte Zur Quantentheorie
  • Space and Time in Contemporary Physics
  • Raum und Zeit in der Gegenwartigen Physik / Space and Time in Contemporary Physics

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Instance of
human
Given name
Moritz
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Vienna
Languages spoken
German
Doctoral advisor
Max Planck
Student of
Max Planck
Field of work
philosophy
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Schlick sitting.jpg
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Moritz Schlick
date of death
1936-06-22
date of birth
1882-04-14
manner of death
homicide
name in native language
Moritz Schlick
member of
Vienna Circle
writing language
German
birth name
Friedrich Albert Moritz Schlick
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