Philipp Frank and the “Conference for Science, Philosophy and Religion”, 1940–1968

Publication type: Book Chapter
Publication date: 2022-03-08
Springer Nature
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ISSN: 09296328, 22151818
Abstract
As the only representative of the former Vienna Circle and the International Encyclopedia of Unified Science, Philipp Frank (1884–1966) participated actively in the annual interdisciplinary “Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion” in the 1940s. Together with Albert Einstein he defended modern science and its philosophy against metaphysics, ethics and theology, published in the book Relativity – A Richer Truth (1950, German 1952). After considerations on the relation of the Vienna Circle and religion the article describes and interprets Frank’s contributions during this Cold War period. This is presented as an attempt to justify Logical Empiricism and pragmatism as contributions to a democratic way of life and to reject the critics of relativism, which was seen as responsible for the rise of totalitarianism.
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Stadler F. Philipp Frank and the “Conference for Science, Philosophy and Religion”, 1940–1968 // Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. 2022. pp. 143-155.
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Stadler F. Philipp Frank and the “Conference for Science, Philosophy and Religion”, 1940–1968 // Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. 2022. pp. 143-155.
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TY - GENERIC
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-76151-6_8
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76151-6_8
TI - Philipp Frank and the “Conference for Science, Philosophy and Religion”, 1940–1968
T2 - Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook
AU - Stadler, Friedrich
PY - 2022
DA - 2022/03/08
PB - Springer Nature
SP - 143-155
SN - 0929-6328
SN - 2215-1818
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@incollection{2022_Stadler,
author = {Friedrich Stadler},
title = {Philipp Frank and the “Conference for Science, Philosophy and Religion”, 1940–1968},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
year = {2022},
pages = {143--155},
month = {mar}
}