The murder of Professor Schlick : the rise and fall of the Vienna Circle / David Edmonds.
The murder of Professor Schlick : the rise and fall of the Vienna Circle / David Edmonds.
The murder of Professor Schlick : the rise and fall of the Vienna Circle / David Edmonds.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
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G 2021/0575
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English
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xiv, 313 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Prologue: Goodbye, Europe -- Little rooster and the elephant -- The expanding circle -- The bald French king -- Wittgenstein casts his spell -- Neurath in Red Vienna -- Coffee and circles -- Couches and construction -- Schlick's unwelcome gift -- Strangers from abroad -- The longest hatred -- Black...
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
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New Jersey
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[2020]
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"It is the morning of June 22, 1936. The professor of inductive logic at the University of Vienna, Moritz Schlick, is making his accustomed way up the wide stone stairs that lead into the University. It is 9:15 and a former student of Schlick's, Johann Nelböck, is loitering on the staircase, waiting for him. As Schlick approaches, Johann Nelböck...
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The murder of Professor Schlick : the rise and fall of the Vienna Circle / David Edmonds.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-298) and index.
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G 2021/0575
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74VKaRPVo54b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRPVo54b
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0691164908
9780691164908
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146.42
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991024389972802626
