Logical Positivism
Ayer, A. J.; editor
Published by Free Press, Glencoe, IL, 1959
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First edition of this important anthology of 17 essays by members of the Vienna Circle & their associates, many translated into English for the first time. Authors are Bertrand Russell, Moritz Schlick, Rudolf Carnap, Carl G. Hempel, Hans Hahn, Otto Neurath, A. J. Ayer, C. L. Stevenson, Frank D. Ramsay, Gilbert Ryle, Freidrich Waismann. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the first edition (first printing), listing no later printings. Light wear to book; jacket tanned with some rubbing & chipping, short tears; ink name (Vincent Tomas) on free endsheet. Tomas received his Ph.D. at Brown in 1941 and returned there to teach after serving in World War Two; he became chair of the philosphy department, among other appointments. Text clean; viii, 455 pages; index, extensive (65 page) bibliography. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # w0562
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Title: Logical Positivism
Publisher: Free Press, Glencoe, IL
Publication Date: 1959
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First American Edition.
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Logical Positivism
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Logical Positivism
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Logical Positivism
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Viii, 455 Pp. Blue Cloth Lettered In White. Including 65 Pp Bibliography Of Logical Positivism. Blue Cloth Lettered In White. Third Printing Stated, 1960. This Edition Was The First Publication In English Of Some Of These Papers. Book Very Lightly Used, Rubbing At Corners, But Owner's Signature With Some Marginalia And Underlining Scattered Throughout The Book. Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer Fba (1910 - 989), Usually Cited As A. J. Ayer, Was An English Philosopher Known For His Promotion Of Logical Positivism, Particularly In His Books Language, Truth, And Logic (1936) And The Problem Of Knowledge (1956). He Was Educated At Eton College And The University Of Oxford, After Which He Studied The Philosophy Of Logical Positivism At The University Of Vienna. From 1933 To 1940 He Lectured On Philosophy At Christ Church, Oxford. During The Second World War Ayer Was A Special Operations Executive And Mi6 Agent. He Was Grote Professor Of The Philosophy Of Mind And Logic At University College London From 1946 Until 1959, After Which He Returned To Oxford To Become Wykeham Professor Of Logic At New College. He Was President Of The Aristotelian Society From 1951 To 1952 And Knighted In 1970. He Was Known For His Advocacy Of Humanism, And Was The Second President Of The British Humanist Association (Now Known As Humanists Uk). Professor A. J. Ayer Was President Of The Homosexual Law Reform Society For A Time; He Remarked That "As A Notorious Heterosexual I Could Never Be Accused Of Feathering My Own Nest.". Seller Inventory # 058311
Logical Positivism
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Logical Positivism
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Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. First edition of this important anthology of 17 essays by members of the Vienna Circle & their associates, many translated into English for the first time. Authors are Bertrand Russell, Moritz Schlick, Rudolf Carnap, Carl G. Hempel, Hans Hahn, Otto Neurath, A. J. Ayer, C. L. Stevenson, Frank P. Ramsay, Gilbert Ryle, Freidrich Waismann. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the first edition (first printing), listing no later printings. Light wear to book, corners a bit bumped & rubbed; jacket tanned with light rubbing & some chipping, long tears & chipping along spine creases; ink initials on free endsheet. Text clean; viii, 455 pages; index, extensive (65 page) bibliography. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # y0654