Potochnik, Angela (Author)
Yap, Audrey (Author)
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Volume: 37
Pages: 469--488
In his article entitled `Aufbau/Bauhaus' and related work, Peter Galison explores the connections between the Vienna Circle and the Dessau Bauhaus. Historically, these groups were related, with members of each group familiar with the ideas of the other. Galison argues that their projects are related as well, through shared political views and methodological approach. The two main figures that connect the Vienna Circle to the Bauhaus---and the figures upon which Galison focuses---are Rudolf Carnap and Otto Neurath. Yet, in our view, the connections that Galison develops do not properly capture the common themes between the Bauhaus and Neurath's philosophical projects. In this paper, we will examine a few of the historical connections between the Dessau Bauhaus and the Vienna Circle, as well as the philosophical connections that Galison draws between these two groups. By examining in greater depth Neurath's philosophical commitments, we aim to demonstrate that some of these philosophical connections fail to resonate with Neurath's projects. And, finally, we develop different connections between Neurath's projects and the Bauhaus. In our view, these new connections between Neurath and the Dessau Bauhaus are both substantive and philosophically interesting. Keywords: Otto Neurath; Rudolf Carnap; Peter Galison; Bauhaus; Aufbau; Vienna Circle
...MoreDescription On the connections between the Vienna Circle and the Dessau Bauhaus.
Similar Citations
Book
Uebel, Thomas E.;
(2007)
Empiricism at the Crossroads: The Vienna Circle's Protocol-Sentence Debate
(/isis/citation/CBB001230414/)
Book
Jordi Cat;
Adam Tamas Tuboly;
(2019)
Neurath Reconsidered: New Sources and Perspectives
(/isis/citation/CBB378835855/)
Article
McElvenny, James;
(2013)
International Language and the Everyday: Contact and Collaboration Between C.K. Ogden, Rudolf Carnap and Otto Neurath
(/isis/citation/CBB001320857/)
Article
Richardson, Sarah S.;
(2009)
The Left Vienna Circle, Part 1. Carnap, Neurath, and the Left Vienna Circle Thesis
(/isis/citation/CBB000931165/)
Thesis
Vossoughian, Nader;
(2004)
Facts and Artifacts: Otto Neurath and the Social Science of Socialization
(/isis/citation/CBB001560807/)
Chapter
Nikolow, Sybilla;
(2007)
Aufklärung durch und mit Beobachtungstatsachen: Otto Neuraths Bildstatistik als Vehikel zur Verbreitung der wissenschaftlichen Weltauffassung des Wiener Kreises
(/isis/citation/CBB001023701/)
Article
Uebel, Thomas;
(2010)
What's Right about Carnap, Neurath and the Left Vienna Circle Thesis: A Refutation
(/isis/citation/CBB001021672/)
Book
Hardcastle, Gary L.;
Richardson, Alan W.;
(2003)
Logical Empiricism in North America
(/isis/citation/CBB000410522/)
Article
Uebel, Thomas;
(2011)
Beyond the Formalist Criterion of Cognitive Significance: Philipp Frank's Later Antimetaphysics
(/isis/citation/CBB001023578/)
Book
Engler, Ole;
Iven, Mathias;
(2010)
Moritz Schlick: Ursprünge und Entwicklungen seines Denkens
(/isis/citation/CBB001032068/)
Article
Zemplén, Gábor Á.;
(2006)
The Development of the Neurath Principle: Unearthing the Romantic Link
(/isis/citation/CBB000740019/)
Article
Radler, Jan;
(2013)
Neurath's Congestions, Depth of Intention, and Precization: Arne Naess and His Viennese Heritage
(/isis/citation/CBB001211924/)
Book
Seck, Carsten;
(2008)
Theorien und Tatsachen: Eine Untersuchung zur wissenschaftstheoriegeschichtlichen Charakteristik der theoretischen Philosophie des frühen Moritz Schlick
(/isis/citation/CBB001022084/)
Article
Uebel, Thomas;
(2008)
Writing a Revolution: On the Production and Early Reception of the Vienna Circle's Manifesto
(/isis/citation/CBB000831775/)
Article
Richardson, Sarah S.;
(2009)
The Left Vienna Circle, Part 2. The Left Vienna Circle, Disciplinary History, and Feminist Philosophy of Science
(/isis/citation/CBB000932497/)
Chapter
Erich H. Reck;
(2013)
Hempel, Carnap, and the Covering Law Model
(/isis/citation/CBB397005257/)
Chapter
Nicholas Rescher;
(2013)
The Berlin Group and the USA: A Narrative of Personal Interactions
(/isis/citation/CBB749103559/)
Chapter
Andreas Kamlah;
(2013)
Everybody Has the Right to Do What He Wants: Hans Reichenbach’s Volitionism and Its Historical Roots
(/isis/citation/CBB961921075/)
Chapter
Flavia Padovani;
(2013)
Genidentity and Topology of Time: Kurt Lewin and Hans Reichenbach
(/isis/citation/CBB383957533/)
Chapter
Arkadiusz Chrudzimski;
(2013)
Gestalt, Equivalency, and Functional Dependency: Kurt Grelling’s Formal Ontology
(/isis/citation/CBB908872997/)
Be the first to comment!