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Publication details

Verlag: Springer

Ort: Berlin

Jahr: 2017

Pages: 139-166

Reihe: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook

ISBN (Hardback): 9783319507293

Volle Referenz:

Sami Pihlström, "On the Viennese background of Harvard neopragmatism", in: Logical empiricism and pragmatism, Berlin, Springer, 2017

Abstrakt

The Americanization of originally European analytic philosophy, beginning with the rise of Nazism in Europe before WWII, has aptly been described as a move "from the Vienna Circle to Harvard Square" (Holton 1993). Not only logical empiricism but also later developments of analytic philosophy have had interesting links with the American tradition of pragmatism. This paper examines the "Viennese" logicalempiricist background of neopragmatism, drawing attention to the ways in which, for instance, some of Hilary Putnam's ideas can be traced back to Rudolf Carnap's logical empiricism. It will be suggested that Morton White's holistic pragmatism ought to be taken more seriously in the contemporary developments of pragmatism in (post-)analytic philosophy.

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Publication details

Verlag: Springer

Ort: Berlin

Jahr: 2017

Pages: 139-166

Reihe: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook

ISBN (Hardback): 9783319507293

Volle Referenz:

Sami Pihlström, "On the Viennese background of Harvard neopragmatism", in: Logical empiricism and pragmatism, Berlin, Springer, 2017