Logical Empiricism, Politics, and Professionalism |
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Authors: | Scott Edgar |
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Institution: | (1) Philosophy, University of Penssylvania, 433 Logan Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper considers George A. Reisch’s account of the role of Cold War political forces in shaping the apolitical stance
that came to dominate philosophy of science in the late 1940s and 1950s. It argues that at least as early as the 1930s, Logical
Empiricists such as Rudolf Carnap already held that philosophy of science could not properly have political aims, and further
suggests that political forces alone cannot explain this view’s rise to dominance during the Cold War, since political forces
cannot explain why a philosophy of science with liberal democratic, anti-communist aims did not flourish. The paper then argues
that if professionalization is understood in the right way, it might point toward an explanation of the apolitical stance
of Cold War philosophy of science.
Scott Edgar
is a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. |
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Keywords: | Logical Empiricism Carnap Reisch Cold War Professionalization |
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