Human Knowledge: A Classic Statement of Logical Empiricism
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Human Knowledge: A Classic Statement of Logical Empiricism
By (Author) Eino Kaila
Edited by George A. Reisch
Translated by Anssi Korhonen
Edited by Juha Manninen
Edited by Ilkka Niiniluoto
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
13th May 2014
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
146.42
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
354g
Description
Finnish philosopher Eino Kaila wrote a classic statement of logical empiricism. Having experienced the foundational debates of the Vienna Circle in 1929, Kaila was a keen follower of the further developments of the Circle. His synoptic presentation and analysis of the basic themes, or "theses," of the movement was based on his lectures as professorof theoretical philosophy at the University of Helsinki.
Author Bio
Finnish philosopher, critic, and teacher Eino Kaila (1890--1958) worked in numerous fields, including psychology, physics, and theater, and attempted to find unifying principles behind various branches of human and natural sciences. George A. Reisch is the author of How the Cold War Transformed Philosophy of Science: To the Icy Slopes of Logic. He lives in Chicago.Anssi Korhonen is the author of Logic as Universal Science: Russell's Early Logicism and its Philosophical Context. Juha Manninen is the editor of The Vienna Circle in the Nordic Countries: Networks and Transformations of Logical Empiricism. Ilkka Niiniluoto is the author of Truthlikeness. Korhonen, Manninen, and Niiniluoto live in Helsinki, Finland.
