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At the beginning of 1929 Moritz Schlick received a very tempting call to Bonn. After some vacillation he decided to remain in Vienna. On this occasion, for the first time it became clear to him and us that there is such a thing as the ‘Vienna Circle’ of the scientific conception of the world, which goes on developing this mode of thought in a collaborative effort. This circle has no rigid organization; it consists of people of an equal and basic scientific attitude; each individual endeavours to fit in, each puts common ties in the foreground, none wishes to disturb the links through idiosyncrasies. In many cases one can deputise for another, the work of one can be carried on by another.
[1929, Bibl. No. 179 - Ed.].
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[1929, Bibl. No. 179 - Ed.].
[The pamphlet Wissenschaftliche Weltauffassung, Der Wiener Kreis does not give an author’s name on the title page — unless one considers ‘Der Wiener Kreis’ as author, being printed in smaller type. This pamphlet is the product of teamwork; Neurath did the writing, Hahn and Carnap edited the text with him; other members of the Circle were asked for their comments and contributions. (H. Feigl mentions F. Waismann and himself, see: ‘Wiener Kreis in America’ in Perspectives in American History, II, 1968.) See also H. Neider’s remarks in his contribution to our first chapter; he was a witness, as I was myself. (The publisher, Artur Wolf, also published the first colour book of the Social and Economic Museum in Vienna.) Carnap and Hahn’s widow gave us their permission to include the pamphlet among Otto Neurath’s writings. In fact, the name Wiener Kreis (Vienna Circle) was invented and suggested by Neurath. (See the Neurath-Carnap correspondence in a later volume in this series.) — M. N.]
[Note: In his text, Russell wrote about ‘logical atomism’, not specifically of ‘logical analysis’ — Trans.].
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Neurath, O. (1973). Wissenschaftliche Weltauffassung: Der Wiener Kreis. In: Neurath, M., Cohen, R.S. (eds) Empiricism and Sociology. Vienna Circle Collection, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2525-6_9
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