Ernst Mach's Vienna 1895-1930: Or Phenomenalism as Philosophy of Science - Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2001 edition

Marc Notes: Originally published: 2001.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; This work gives insight into the philosophical influence Ernst Mach has had on the leading Viennese physicists and philosophers of his time by relating the ideas and works of these men to Mach's phenomenalism. Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1. Prolegomena. -- 2. Biographical Sketch. -- 3. Onto-Epistemology. -- 4. Textbook Ontology. -- Chapter 2. Friedrich Adler. partly by himself -- 1. Biographical Remarks by the Editors. -- 2. Adler as Physicist / Joel/Einstein. -- 3. A Machist Foreword / F. Adler. -- 4. Selected Mach-Adler Correspondence. -- Chapter 3. Philipp Frank, largely by himself -- 1. T. S. Kuhn's Interview. -- 2. Recollections of Frank: (Futh, Tisza, Bergmann, Holton, & Bernstein). -- 3. Frank's Philosophy. -- 4. Correspondence. -- Chapter 4. Erwin Schrodinger / Henk de Regt -- 1. Biographical Sketch. -- 2. Schrodinger and Mach. -- 3. Schrodinger and Boltzmann. -- 4. Mach & Boltzmann. -- 5. Quantum Mechanics. -- 6. Conclusion. -- Chapter 5. Otto Neurath 1913-1915 / Michael Stoltzner -- 1. Auxiliary Motives (Stoltzner). -- 2. Similarity & Analogy (Mach). -- 3. Optical and Acoustic Analogies (Mach). -- 4. Correspondence. -- Chapter 6. Von Hayek, Bergmann, and Mayer-Hofer by themselves -- 1. Ernst Mach and Viennese Social Science. -- 2. To Otto Neurath about the Vienna Circle. -- 3. Mach and My Student Days in Vienna. -- Chapter 7. Wittgenstein's Machist Sources / Henk Visser -- 1. Introduction. -- 2. Priority of Logic and Form. -- 3. Source: Mach's Popular Scientific Lectures. -- 4. Source: Analysis of Sensations. -- 5. Conclusion. -- Chapter 8. Carnap's Machist PHASE, partly by himself -- 1. Mach's Influence on Carnap. -- 2. Metaphysical Reality (Carnap). -- 3. Inclusive and Fair Classification. -- 4. Carnap's Basic Epistemology. -- Chapter 9. Musil Between Mach and Stumpf / Michio Imai -- 1. Introduction. -- 2. Dissertation. -- 3. Closer Analysis. -- 4. Musil on Mach. -- 5. Ethics and Mysticism. -- Chapter 10. Husserl Vs. Jerusalem by themselves -- 1. Husserl Criticizes Mach's Ideas. -- 2. Husserl attacks Jerusalem. -- 3. Jerusalem Responds to Husserl. -- 4. Mach-Husserl Correspondence. -- 5. Mach-Jerusalem Correspondence. -- Chapter 11. Alois Hofler - Polymath by the editors -- 1. Hofler and Meinong. -- 2. Inexistent Objects. -- 3. Hofler's Philosophy. -- 4. Hofler and The Society. -- 5. Mach and Hofler. -- Chapter 12. The University of Vienna Philo-Sophical Society. by the editors -- 1. Alois Hofler's Society 1888-1922. -- 2. Robert Reininger's Society 1922-1938. -- 3. Mode One: Lectures & Discussions. -- 4. Mode Two: Mach's Probable Influence. -- Appendix: Collateral Philosophers by themselves -- 1. The Queen of the Sciences (Dilthey). -- 2. The Love of Wisdom (Montague). -- 3. The Study of Experience (Parker). -- 4. Original Thinking / William James. -- 5. Concrete Distinctions (Lovejoy). -- 6. Abstract Distinctions / Morris Cohen. -- Name Index. Publisher Marketing: Section Guide 1. Prolegomena 2. Biographical Sketch 3. Epistemology 4. Textbook Ontology 1. PROLEGOMENA While both philosophers and historians almost always love truth and the search for truth, and both often carry out extensive research, there can be noticeable differences when historians write about the history of philosophy and when philosophers write about it. Philosophers often look at the past with categories and interests taken from the present or at the least from the recent past, but many historians, especially those who love research for its own sake, will try to look at the past from a perspective either from that period or from even earlier. Both camps look for roots, but view them with different lenses and presupposi tions. This prolegomena has been added to prepare some philosophers for what will hopefully only be the mildest of shocks, for seeing the history of philosophy in a way which does not treat what is recent or latest as best, but which loves the context of ideas for its own sake, a context which can be very foreign to contemporary likes and dislikes. To be sure, we historians can deceive ourselves as easily as philosophers, but we tend to do so about different things.