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Schlick

British  
/ ʃlɪk /

noun

  1. Moritz. 1882–1936, German philosopher, working in Austria, who founded (1924) the Vienna Circle to develop the doctrine of logical positivism. His works include the General Theory of Knowledge (1918) and Problems of Ethics (1930)

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“Since this is a civilized event, I’ll provide real plates and silverware. The only catch here is, that you have to do your own dishes,” Schlick says.

From Seattle Times Dec. 23, 2022

An avalanche warning sign is seen next to the slope at Schlick 2000 ski resort near Neustift im Stubaital, Austria February 6 2020.

From Reuters Feb. 5, 2022

Schlick and Hahn and Carnap proclaimed, instead, that all our beliefs should be testable and verified, a philosophical theory that became known as “logical positivism.”

From Washington Post Jan. 5, 2018

“What does it mean to the environment? We are diminishing our survey efforts and possibly not surveying anymore because the risk is too great,” Schlick said.

From Washington Times Dec. 13, 2016

John Bubna, Schlick, Styrum and others supported his proposal, and the Commander-in-chief Prince Anhalt seemed already won over to this view, when Hohenlohe pronounced himself violently against any offensive operation.

From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Spiegfried Kohn

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