How the Cold War Transformed Philosophy of Science

Reisch, George

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Author
Reisch, George
Publish Date
200503
Subtitle
To the Icy Slopes of Logic
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
432
Publisher Name
54
ISBN-10
0521546893
ISBN-13
9780521546898
citemno
088744
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9780521546898

Description

This in-depth study of the development of philosophy of science studies in the United States during the Cold War documents the political vitality of logical empiricism and Otto Neurath's Unity of Science Movement when the movement emigrated to the U.S. in the 1930s. It follows its de-politicization by a convergence of intellectual, cultural and political forces in the 1950s. The volume will be of interest to philosophers and historians of science, as well as scholars of Cold War studies.