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The Berlin Group and the Philosophy of Logical Empiricism
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Hardcover. The first full length discussion of the Berlin Group, this book also re-examines the role of the Vienna Circle in the development of the philosophy of science. Covers the work of Walter Dubislav, Paul Oppenheim, Kurt Grelling and Jacob Friedrich Fries. Editor(s): Milkov, Nikolay; Peckhaus, Volker. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 342 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
The Berlin Group for scientific philosophy was active between 1928 and 1933 and was closely related to the Vienna Circle. In 1930, the leaders of the two Groups, Hans Reichenbach and Rudolf Carnap, launched the journal Erkenntnis. However, between the Berlin Group and the Vienna Circle, there was not only close relatedness but also significant difference. Above all, while the Berlin Group explored philosophical problems of the actual practice of science, the Vienna Circle, closely following Wittgenstein, was more interested in problems of the language of science. The book includes first discussion ever (in three chapters) on Walter Dubislav’s logic ... Read more
The Berlin Group for scientific philosophy was active between 1928 and 1933 and was closely related to the Vienna Circle. In 1930, the leaders of the two Groups, Hans Reichenbach and Rudolf Carnap, launched the journal Erkenntnis. However, between the Berlin Group and the Vienna Circle, there was not only close relatedness but also significant difference. Above all, while the Berlin Group explored philosophical problems of the actual practice of science, the Vienna Circle, closely following Wittgenstein, was more interested in problems of the language of science. The book includes first discussion ever (in three chapters) on Walter Dubislav’s logic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400754843
SKU
V9789400754843
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Reviews for The Berlin Group and the Philosophy of Logical Empiricism
“This volume offers a very welcome in-depth look at a particular group of the philosophers associated with the Berlin Society for Empirical Philosophy (from 1931: Scientific Philosophy). … Milkov and Peckhaus have provided students of logical empiricism with a very stimulating volume from which there is much to learn … .” (Thomas Uebel, Metascience, Vol. 24, 2015)