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How the Cold War Transformed Philosophy of Science: To the Icy Slopes of Logic
George A. Reisch
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paperback. The first in-depth study of the development of philosophy of science during the Cold War. Num Pages: 434 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
This intriguing and ground-breaking book is the first in-depth study of the development of philosophy of science in the United States during the Cold War. It documents the political vitality of logical empiricism and Otto Neurath's Unity of Science Movement when these projects emigrated to the US in the 1930s and follows their de-politicization by a convergence of intellectual, cultural and political forces in the 1950s. Students of logical empiricism and the Vienna Circle treat these as strictly intellectual non-political projects. In fact, the refugee philosophers of science were highly active politically and debated questions about values inside and outside ... Read more
This intriguing and ground-breaking book is the first in-depth study of the development of philosophy of science in the United States during the Cold War. It documents the political vitality of logical empiricism and Otto Neurath's Unity of Science Movement when these projects emigrated to the US in the 1930s and follows their de-politicization by a convergence of intellectual, cultural and political forces in the 1950s. Students of logical empiricism and the Vienna Circle treat these as strictly intellectual non-political projects. In fact, the refugee philosophers of science were highly active politically and debated questions about values inside and outside ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
434
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521546898
SKU
KSG0034134
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About George A. Reisch
George A. Reisch is an independent scholar.
Reviews for How the Cold War Transformed Philosophy of Science: To the Icy Slopes of Logic
'… extremely interesting and timely … This is a book that will have an impact, both among philosophers, and beyond.' Elliott Sober, Stanford University 'Reisch has written a complex, controversial and richly documented book on the fall of logical empiricism in North America. I highly recommend it.' Philosophy in Review