CARNAP, Rudolf, (1891-1970), logical positivist of the Vienna Circle. German philosopher who was professor, at Vienna University (1926-31); the German University of Prague (1931-35); the University of Chicago (1936-52); the Institute for Advanced Study (1952-54) and UCLA (1954-70). Author of Der logische Aufbau der Welt (1928), Abriss der Logistik (1929), Logische Syntax der Sprache (1934), Meaning and Necessity (1947), Logical Foundations of Probability (1950).
Analytic Philosophy and the Vienna Circle