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Encyclopedia and Utopia - The Life and Work of Otto Neurath (1882-1945) (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
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Encyclopedia and Utopia - The Life and Work of Otto Neurath (1882-1945) (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook, 4
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The present Volume 4 of the Vienna Circle Yearbook is dedicated to
Otto Neurath, one of the leading figures of the Vienna Circle and
one of last polymaths representative of the vanished culture from
which the Circle emerged. Situating Neurath's work between the
topoi of Encyclopedism - as a theoretical, scientific tool of the
unfinished' project of (post-) enlightenment - and Utopianism - as
the resolve to work for the systematic improvement of society and
science - this volume presents the most recent research as well as
critical and updated surveys and assessments of Neurath's
many-faceted and impressive life work. The contributions range from
history and philosophy of science, epistemology, sociology and
economics to pictorial statistics (ISOTYPE) and museology. Special
attention is given to Neurath's methodological holism and
epistemological naturalism, as well as to the interrelations of the
different disciplines in Neurath's conception of the Unity of
Science. Most contributors agree that the historical and systematic
reconstruction of Neurath's conception of science leads to issues
of crucial relevance to the ongoing task of sharpening the
instrument that is science for its responsible application in the
natural and social world. The volume also includes Neurath's
previously unpublished full manuscript on visual education, a
report on archival holdings concerning Neurath's work and a review
section focusing on recent publications on Neurath and Logical
Empiricism. An overview of the activities of the Institute Vienna
Circle 1996/97 concludes the volume. Audience: Philosophers in
general, philosophers of science and historians of science, and
sociologists. The book will alsointerest scholars specialized in
adult education, museology and economics.
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