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Neurath and the unity of science

an introduction

Olga Pombo John Symons Juan Manuel Torres

pp. 1-11

Abstract

Otto Neurath was one of the central figures in the Unity of Science movement in the twentieth century. We believe that reconsidering Neurath"s views on the possibility and the desirability of what he sometimes called a unitary science is not only historically interesting, but that it is also directly relevant to contemporary philosophy of science. Thanks, in large part to Quine"s influential promotion of some Neurathian themes, Neurath"s fallibilist view of science has played a central role in the formation of modern naturalism.

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Symons John, Pombo Olga, Torres Juan Manuel (2011) Otto Neurath and the unity of science. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 1-11

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0143-4_1

Full citation:

Pombo Olga, Symons John, Torres Juan Manuel (2011) „Neurath and the unity of science: an introduction“, In: J. Symons, O. Pombo & J. Torres (eds.), Otto Neurath and the unity of science, Dordrecht, Springer, 1–11.