Werner Leinfellner moved to the United States in 1967, in part, because of problems faced by empirically oriented philosophers in obtaining academic positions in Austria and Germany.
10 Facts About Werner Leinfellner
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Werner Leinfellner is notable for his contributions to philosophy of science, as a member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts, for founding the journal Theory and Decision, for co-founding Theory and Decision Library, and for co-founding the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society and International Wittgenstein Symposium.
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Werner Leinfellner was a pioneer of scientific philosophy, game and decision theory in the tradition of the Vienna Circle.
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Werner Leinfellner's vision was that Theory and Decision would help found a philosophy of the social science based on three premises:.
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Werner Leinfellner died in a Vienna hospital on 6 April 2010, his wife Elisabeth having preceded him in death three months earlier, on 4 January 2010.
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Werner Leinfellner long viewed game and decision theory as theoretical and methodological frameworks within which the social sciences could be integrated.
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Later, Werner Leinfellner would come to view evolutionary game theory as a theoretical framework for integrating biological and cultural evolution.
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Werner Leinfellner viewed evolution as always at work but always producing surprises.
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Werner Leinfellner recognized that we can partially influence evolutionary processes themselves, both biological and cultural evolution.
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Werner Leinfellner viewed the evolution of society and the ability of humans to influence evolutionary processes as having enormous ethical implications, which we must deal with.