Editors:
- The first and only book to systematically challenge the received view of the Vienna Circle's relation to religion
- Brings together a group of top scholars on the much debated issue of metaphysics/ontology/religion and its relation to philosophy and science
- Provides a fresh perspective containing original and up to date contributions
Part of the book series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook (VCIY, volume 25)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Vienna Circle and Religion
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Front Matter
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Reviews
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book is the first systematic and historical account of the Vienna Circle that deals with the relation of logical empiricists with religion as well as theology. Given the standard image of the Vienna Circle as a strong anti-metaphysical group and non-religious philosophical and intellectual movement, this book draws a surprising conclusion, namely, that several members of the famous Moritz Schlick-Circle - e.g., the left wing with Rudolf Carnap, Otto Neurath, Philipp Frank, Edgar Zilsel, but also Schlick himself - dealt with the dualisms of faith/ belief and knowledge, religion and science despite, or because of their non-cognitivist commitment to the values of Enlightenment. One remarkable exception was the philosopher and Rabbi Joseph Schächter, who wrote explicitly on religion and philosophy after the linguistic turn. The book also covers another puzzling figure: the famous logician Kurt Gödel, who wrote on theology and the ontological proof of God in his so far unpublished notebooks. The book opens up new perspectives on the Vienna Circle with its internal philosophical and political pluralism and is of value to philosophers, historians and anybody who is interested in the relation between science and religion.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute for Philosophy and Institute Vienna Circle, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Esther Ramharter
About the editor
Esther Ramharter is Associate Professor for Philosophy at the University of Vienna. She holds a doctorate degree in philosophy and in mathematics. Her areas of expertise include philosophy of logic and of mathematics, philosophy of religion, and Wittgenstein-research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Vienna Circle and Religion
Editors: Esther Ramharter
Series Title: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76151-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76150-9Published: 09 March 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76153-0Published: 10 March 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76151-6Published: 08 March 2022
Series ISSN: 0929-6328
Series E-ISSN: 2215-1818
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 283
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations