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Everything about Otto Neurath
Austrian economist, philosopher and sociologist (1882–1945)
Otto Karl Wilhelm Neurath was an Austrian-born philosopher of science, sociologist, and political economist. Considered "one of the neglected geniuses of the twentieth century", Neurath, among other things, invented the ISOTYPE method of pictorial statistics and an innovator in museum practice. Before he fled his native country in 1934, Neurath was one of the leading figures of the Vienna Circle. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Otto NeurathA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Otto Neurath’s Scientific Utopianism Revisited-A Refined Model for Utopias in Thought ExperimentsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Uomini senza qualitàThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: “Seeing Is Believing” Otto Neurath, Graphic Art, and the Social OrderCited 17 times
- Go sideways: Vienna CircleA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Logical positivismA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
“Seeing Is Believing” Otto Neurath, Graphic Art, and the Social Order
Engaged scientific philosophy in the Vienna Circle: the case of Otto Neurath
Postscript: Otto Neurath, 1882-1945
Otto Neurath and Ludwig von Mises
Otto Neurath, the Vienna Circle and the Austrian Tradition
Protocol statements, physicalism, and metadata: Otto Neurath on scientific evidence
Otto Neurath und die Soziologie
Alfred Tarski: Drei Briefe an Otto Neurath
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Uomini senza qualità · 1981
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