Otto Neurath in Britain / Christopher Burke, Adam Tamas Tuboly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burke, Christopher, 1967- author.

Tuboly, Adam Tamas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurath, Otto, 1882-1945.

Neurath, Otto.

Neurath, Otto, 1882-1945--Travel--England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Otto Neurath (1882-1945) was an Austrian-born philosopher of science, sociologist and political economist, and one of the most multi-faceted and creative thinkers in the Vienna Circle. Forced into exile by fascism, he was part of the intellectual exodus from Central Europe. After an adventurous escape to England and internment as an 'enemy alien', he enthusiastically adapted to British culture, working on documentary films and publications for the war effort using the Isotype method of visualization. He treasured the British habit of 'muddling through', and debated planning and economics with fellow Central European émigrés, Friedrich Hayek, Karl Mannheim and Karl Popper. Based on new archival research, this book explores a little-known period of Neurath's rich and fascinating life, weaving together biographical, historical, and philosophical strands that reflect the cross-cultural currents of twentieth-century intellectual history through the lens of Neurath's contribution.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009376273

1009376276

9781009376303

1009376306

9781009376280

1009376284