This must be the document I downloaded earlier today. It was linked from the Wikipedia article on the Vienna Circle, if I recall correctly. It is rather confusing in its structure. Someone should check the print source to see if the whole manifesto is here included.
I always remember this quote, which reveals to me the fundamental bankruptcy of this school's presuppositions: "In science there are no 'depths'; there is surface everywhere . . . " At 07:42 PM 4/1/2008, CeJ wrote: > > 1. Logical positivists/logical empiricists, like scientific realists, > > tend to reject Marxist approaches to social sciences because they > > largely reject social sciences>> > >Having said that, let me back up and say that the translation of The >Scientific Conception of the World that I have now just referred to >doesn't say this. It is quite 'ecumenical' and cites Marx twice and >Marxist theory once in a positive way (which doesn't surprise me, >given what has been posted about the VC on this list and what I read >at online sources like marxists.org.) According to the authors of this >(naively) scientistic manifesto, Marx in sociology and political >economy is in keeping with anti-metaphysics and proper scientific >(i.e., empirical but not necessarily experimental) attitude (but so >are Feuerbach, Smith, Ricardo, JS Mill, James and myriad others). Nor >are they hostile to psychological phenomenology (indeed, Brentano and >Meinong get more specific praise than Marx!). > >On the other hand, although the document is noteworthy for its >inclusiveness, it isn't very specific about why this or that approach >in the social sciences is scientific according to these philosophical >and scientific sages. If a proponent of whatever declared he hated >metaphysics and embraced science, if he had a post at top university >or institute, it looks like he could have got listed. It reads more >like a who's who of European and North American academia (not >including metaphysicians and theologians) of the era. And it really >sets up scientism (positivist, realist, etc.) and rationalism for a >hard fall come WW II. > >http://gnadav.googlepages.com/TheScientificConceptionoftheWorldeng.doc > >I think this is the entire document, though I had a hard time seeing >where the preface segued into the main text. > >If you are interested in the history of science and the history of >philosophy, it is a fascinating document to read through. _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
