Hans Reichenbach Quotes
Hans Reichenbach was a German-American philosopher of science and the founder of the Berlin Circle of logical empiricists. Trained in physics and mathematics, he produced foundational work on probability, induction, and the philosophy of space and time, including The Philosophy of Space and Time and The Theory of Probability. The quotes below are attributed to Hans Reichenbach, organized by topic.
Hans Reichenbach on Knowledge
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Attributed to Hans Reichenbach:
“Probability is the language of induction.”
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Attributed to Hans Reichenbach:
“We must distinguish the context of discovery from the context of justification.”
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Attributed to Hans Reichenbach:
“The aim of philosophy is to clarify the language of science.”
Hans Reichenbach on Nature
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Attributed to Hans Reichenbach:
“Causality is a regularity of succession refined by laws.”
Hans Reichenbach on Time
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Attributed to Hans Reichenbach:
“There is no absolute time; time is relative to the frame of reference.”