Moritz Schlick

German philosopher and physicist (1883–1936) Moritz SchlickMoritz Schlick around 1930BornFriedrich Albert Moritz Schlick14 April 1882Berlin, German EmpireDied22 June 1936(1936-06-22) (aged 54)Vienna, AustriaEducationEducationUniversity of HeidelbergUniversity of LausanneUniversity of Berlin (PhD, 1904)University of Rostock (Dr. phil. hab., 1910)Theses Über die Reflexion des Lichts in einer inhomogenen Schicht (On the Reflection of Light in a Non-Homogeneous Medium) (1904) Das Wesen der Wahrheit nach der modernen Logik (The Nature of Truth According to Modern Logic) (1910) Doctoral advisorMax PlanckPhilosophical workEra20th-century philosophyRegionWestern philosophySchoolAnalytic philosophyVienna CircleLogical positivismFoundationalismInstitutionsUniversity of RostockUniversity of KielUniversity of ViennaDoctoral studentsRudolf CarnapHerbert FeiglJohann NelböckKarl PopperRose RandFriedrich WaismannMain interestsLogic, philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, ethicsNotable ideasGeneral theory of knowledgeBeobachtungssatz (observational statement)Internal and application rules of grammar Friedrich Albert Moritz Schlick (/ʃlɪk/; German: [ʃlɪk] ⓘ; 14 April 1882 – 22