Gustav Bergmann
Gustav Bergmann | |
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Metaphysical realism (1960s)[1] | |
| Institutions | University of Iowa |
Main interests | Philosophy of science |
Notable ideas | Coining the term "linguistic turn"[2] |
Gustav Bergmann (May 4, 1906 – April 21, 1987) was an Austrian-born American philosopher. He studied at the University of Vienna and was a member of the Vienna Circle. Bergmann was influenced by the philosophers Moritz Schlick, Friedrich Waismann, and Rudolf Carnap, who were members of the Circle.[3] In the United States, he was a professor of philosophy and psychology at the University of Iowa.
Biography
Bergmann was born in
Iowa City
in 1939, Bergmann eventually became professor of both philosophy and psychology.
He died in Iowa City.
Bibliography
- The Metaphysics of Logical Positivism. New York: Longmans, Green & Co. 1954. (Second edition: Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1967.)
- Philosophy of Science. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press 1957.
- Meaning and Existence. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press 1959.
- Logic and Reality. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press 1964.
- Realism: A Critique of Brentano and Meinong. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press 1967.
- New Foundations of Ontology. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press 1992. Edited by William Heald.
- Collected Works. Vol I. II. Frankfurt am Main: Ontos Verlag 2003.
See also
References
- ^ "The Ontological Realism of Gustav Bergmann" (Ontology: Theory and History)
- ^ Neil Gross, Richard Rorty: The Making of an American Philosopher, University Of Chicago Press, 2008, p. xxix.
- ^ "Gustav Bergmann" (clas.uiowa.edu)
References
- Ontology and Analysis: Essays and Recollections about Gustav Bergmann, edited by Laird Addis, Greg Jesson, and Erwin Tegtmeier, Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag, 2007.
- Fostering the Ontological Turn: Gustav Bergmann (1906–1987), edited by Rosaria Egidi and Guido Bonino, Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag, 2008.
- Gustav Bergmann: Phenomenological Realism and Dialectical Ontology, edited by Bruno Langlet and Jean-Maurice Monnoyer, Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag, 2009.
- The Ontological Turn: Studies in the Philosophy of Gustav Bergmann, edited by Moltke Gram and Elmer Klemke, Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1974.
- The Positivist and the Ontologist: Bergmann, Carnap, and Logical Realism, by Herbert Hochberg, Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2001.