Books by Friedrich Stadler
“It’s 983 pages long. It contains bits of documents, short biographies of all the members of the Vienna Circle, minutes of some of the meetings. For anybody interested in source material for the Vienna Circle, it’s absolutely indispensable. It was very important for me because it contains some of the documents linked to the murder of Moritz Schlick; he was killed by a deranged student. There are various court documents associated with that murder in the book. There are also some articles that appeared after Schlick’s shooting, in which one person in particular—basically a Nazi philosopher—came out in support of the murder, saying it was justified. This book is not bedside reading. But if you’re interested in the Vienna Circle, this is the book to go to for source material.” Read more...
The best books on The Vienna Circle
David Edmonds, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Friedrich Stadler were recommended
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Language, Truth and Logic
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The World of Yesterday
by Stefan Zweig & Anthea Bell (translator) -
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The Vienna Circle
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Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of Powers
by Cheryl Misak -
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Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science
by Karl Sigmund
The best books on The Vienna Circle, recommended by David Edmonds
The best books on The Vienna Circle, recommended by David Edmonds
Members of ‘the Vienna Circle’ had strong views on what can and cannot be meaningfully said. They’ve had an enormous impact on modern philosophy, partly because the arrival of fascist rule in Austria scattered them around the world. Here, philosopher David Edmonds, author of The Murder of Professor Schlick, introduces us to their ideas, their milieu and the poignant background to their lives and thinking.
