The Theoretician's Dilemma: A Study in the Logic of Theory Construction

A founding member of the Vienna Circle looks back on twenty-five years of logical empiricism: what it got right, what it had to abandon and where it was heading.

Herbert Feigl

Carnap, the leading figure of logical empiricism, explains how scientific terms like electron get their meaning from observation. A key text on the line between theory and experience.

Rudolf Carnap

A student and friend of Carnap explains what his empiricism really amounted to, with special attention to probability and how experience changes our beliefs.

Richard C. Jeffrey

Shows how the mind-body problem shaped logical empiricism from the start, through the influence of Fechner on Schlick, Carnap and Feigl. A rich chapter on the movement's roots.

Michael Heidelberger