The greatest revolutions in physics since the 17th century, occurred from 1900 to 1930, and this had a huge effect on philosophy. Some philosophers attempted to formulate a scientific metaphysics, whilst others turned against any attempts to incorporate the two...
#science #philosophy #physics #RudolfCarnap #moritzschlick #anwhitehead #einstein #augustcomte #kurtgodel #positivism #ViennaCircle #pragmatism #ordinarylanguagephilosophy #historyofphilosophy #metaphysics https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2020/11/18/physics-positivism-and-early-wittgenstein/

Logical positivism continues the positivist emphasis and continues the employment of objective empirical data of a scientific sort and seeking to formulate empirical generalisations with explanatory power... #logicalpositivism #ViennaCircle #BertrandRussell #ludwigwittgenstein #historyofphilosophy #analyticphilosophy https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2020/07/15/logical-positivism/

Hey @histodons and @physics, what's a good book about the #manhattanproject that gives me a brief overview? Preferably in English or German. I recently read some historical books about early twentieth century #physics and the #viennacircle of the #philosophyofscience which kind of lead me to this topic.

The next #PhilosophyintheBookshop event at Blackwells Oxford is David Edmonds on his book about the Vienna Circle. Free event. 11am Saturday 3rd December in the Norrington Room. I’ll be interviewing him. All welcome. #philosophy #books #ViennaCircle #philosopher