Rudolf Carnap's attempt to rationally reconstruct all empirical knowledge starting from phenomenal primitives using logical construction, demonstrating the systematic unity of science.
Attempts to define all scientific concepts through logical construction from a phenomenal basis — showing that every empirical concept can in principle be traced to elementary experiences related by similarity. Was criticized by Quine for its holistic presuppositions.
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