Richard Avenarius
German-Swiss philosopher
Richard Ludwig Heinrich Avenarius was a German-Swiss philosopher. He formulated the radical positivist doctrine of "empirical criticism" or empirio-criticism. Wikipedia
Born: November 19, 1843, Paris, France
Died: August 18, 1896 (age 52 years), Zürich, Switzerland
Partner: Maria Avenarius
Parents: Eduard Avenarius and Augusta Cäcilie
Siblings: Ferdinand Avenarius
Main interests: Empirical knowledge, philosophy of science
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