Empiricism and Sociology / Edition 1

by M. Neurath, Robert S. Cohen

Overview

On the last day of his life, Otto Neurath had given help to a Chinese philosopher who was writing about Schlick. Only an hour before his death he said to me: "Nobody will do such a thing for me." My answer then was: "Never mind, you have Bilston, isn't that better?" There were con­ sultations in new housing schemes, an exhibition, and hopes for a fruitful relationship of longer duration. I did not dream at that time that I would one day work on a book like this. The idea came from Horace M. Kallen, of the New School for Social Research, New York, years later; to encourage me he sent me his selection from William James' writings. Later I met Robert S. Cohen. Carnap had sent him to me with the message: "If you want to find out what my political views were in the twenties and thirties, read Otto Neurath's books and articles of that time; his views were also mine." In this way Robert Cohen became ac­ quainted with Otto Neurath. Even more: he became interested; and when I asked him, would he help me as an editor of an Otto N eurath volume, he agreed at once. In previous years I had already asked a number of Otto Neurath's friends to write down for me what they especially remembered about him.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789027702586
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/31/1973
Series:	Vienna Circle Collection , #1
Edition description:	1973
Pages:	475
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

1. Memories of Otto Neurath.- 1. Otto Neurath’s Parents; the Father’s autobiographical sketch.- 2. Otto Neurath’s Childhood, from autobiographical notes.- 3. University Days, contributed by Marie Neurath.- 4. Military Life, contributed by G. Neumann.- 5. A Teacher of Political Economy, from N. Y. Ben-Gavriel.- 6. Excerpts from Ernst Lakenbacher.- 7. From Wolfgang Schumann.- 8. Autobiographical Excerpts from Otto Neurath.- 9. Munich 1919 and Later, from Ernst Niekisch.- 10. From Otto Neurath’s Son, the Sociologist Paul Neurath.- 11. Heinz Umrath.- 12. From Rudolf Carnap’s Intellectual Autobiography.- 13. Heinrich Neider.- 14. Viktor Kraft.- 15. Karl R. Popper.- 16. 26 September 1924 and After, from Marie Neurath.- 17. Charles Morris.- 18. Marie Neurath: 1940-1945.- 19. Bilston and A. V. Williams.- 20. Marie Neurath: Otto’s Last Day, 22nd December 1945.- References.- 2. Six Lessons.- 1. The Little Discourse on the Sanctity of Vocation (by La-Se-Fe).- 2. The Strange (by La-Se-Fe).- 3. The Little Discourse on the Virtues (by La-Se-Fe).- 4. On Delay.- 5. Measure and Number.- 6. Of Masters and Servants.- References.- 3. On the Foundations of the History of Optics.- Reference.- 4. The Problem of the Pleasure Maximum.- References.- 5. Through War Economy to Economy in Kind.- List of Contents.- Preface (April 1919).- The Theory of War Economy as a Separate Discipline (1913).- The Converse Taylor System (1917).- Character and Course of Socialization (1919).- Utopia as a Social Engineer’s Construction (1919).- Total Socialization.- References.- 6. Anti-Spengler.- 1. Rejection of Spengler.- 2. Phases of Culture.- 3. The Character of Culture.- 4. Spengler’s Description of the World.- References.- 7. From Vienna Method to Isotype.- 1. The Social and Economic Museum inVienna (1925).- 2. Visual Education and the Social and Economic Museum in Vienna (1931).- 3. Museums of the Future (1933).- 4. A New Language (1937).- 5. Visual Education: Humanisation versus Popularisation.- Reference.- 8. Personal Life and Class Struggle.- Introduction: New Principles for Living.- 1. The Coming Man in the Present.- 2. Community Life and Economic Plan.- 3. Eternal Peace.- 4. Youth Associations, School, Vocational Guidance.- 5. Marx and Epicurus.- 6. Turning Away from Metaphysics.- References.- 9. Wissenschaftliche Weltauffassung: Der Wiener Kreis [The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle].- Preface.- 1. The Vienna Circle of the Scientific Conception of the World.- 2. The Scientific World Conception.- 3. Fields of Problems.- 4. Retrospect and Prospect.- References.- 10. Empirical Sociology. The Scientific Content of History and Political Economy.- 1. From Magic to Unified Science.- 2. History.- 3. Political Economy.- 4. Uniting History with Political Economy.- 5. Metaphysical Countercurrents.- 6. Sociology on a Materialist Foundation.- 7. Extrapolation.- 8. Coherence.- 9. Structure of Society.- 10. Sociological Prognosis.- References.- 11. International Planning for Freedom.- 1. Pursuit of Happiness.- 2. Production of Freedom.- 3. International Planning in the Making.- References.- 12. List of Works by Otto Neurath.- Notes: Names and Explanations.- Index of Names.