Richard Avenarius

Richard Avenarius
Born
Richard Habermann

19 November 1843
Paris, France
Died18 August 1896(1896-08-18) (aged 52)
Zurich, Switzerland
Education
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
University of Berlin
Leipzig University
Philosophical work
Era19th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolEmpirio-criticism
InstitutionsLeipzig University
University of Zurich
Main interestsEmpirical knowledge, philosophy of science
Notable ideasEmpirio-criticism

Richard Ludwig Heinrich Avenarius (born Richard Habermann; 19 November 1843 – 18 August 1896) was a French-born German-Swiss philosopher. He formulated the radical positivist doctrine of "empirical criticism" or empirio-criticism.

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