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Carnap's Construction of the World

Carnap's Construction of the World The Aufbau and the Emergence of Logical Empiricism

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book is a major contribution to the history of analytic philosophy in general and of logical positivism in particular. It provides the first detailed and comprehensive study of Rudolf Carnap, one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century philosophy. The focus of the book is Carnap's first major work: Der logische Aufbau der Welt (The Logical Structure of the World). It reveals tensions within the context of German epistemology and philosophy of science in the early twentieth century. Alan Richardson argues that Carnap's move to philosophy of science in the 1930s was largely an attempt to dissolve the tension in his early epistemology. This book fills a significant gap in the literature on the history of twentieth-century philosophy. It will be of particular importance to historians of analytic philosophy, philosophers of science, and historians of science.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780521430081
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 121
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 242
Weight: 530g
Height: 237mm
Width: 159mm
Spine width: 24mm