...within.

Without putting undue emphasis on the slogan of ,,Postanalytic Philosophy'' one cannot overlook the fact that recent publications by Davidson and Putnam, students of Quine and Carnap respectivly, show unmistakable signs of an attempt to bring to a conclusion the enterprise that was started within the Viennese Circle. Cf. Davidson's contributions to E.LePore (ed.) Truth and Interpretation Oxford 1986 and H.Putnam's Reason, Truth and History Cambridge 1981. For several other philosophers arising out of the analytical tradition like R.Rorty, A.Danto or St.Cavell this observation is evident. For a recent overview compare R.Bubner Wohin tendiert die analytische Philosophie? in: Philosophische Rundschau 1987, S.257ff.

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...opportunity.

The university of Vienna was considerably lagging behind the universities of Graz and Salzburg in this development. By concentrating on Vienna I do not want to hide this fact. Among the books resulting from this renewed interest in Vienna are the following: E.Nemeth Otto Neurath und der Wiener Kreis. Revolutioniäre Wissenschaftlichkeit als Anspruch Frankfurt 1981, H.Hrachovec Vorbei. Heidegger, Frege, Wittgenstein. Vier Versuche Frankfurt 1981, W.Lütterfelds Bin ich nur öffentliche Person? E.Tugendhats Idealismuskritik (Fichte) - ein Anstoß zur transzendentalen Sprachanalyse (Wittgenstein) Königstein/Ts 1982 and L.Nagl, R.Heinrich (edd.) Wo steht die Analytische Philosophie heute? Wiener Reihe 1, Wien 1986. The work of K.Dethloff, K.R.Fischer, and F.Stadler should also be mentioned in this connection.

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...tradition''

Rudolf Haller Die philosophische Entwicklung in Österreich am Beginn der Zweiten Republik in: Friedrich Stadler (ed.) Kontinuität und Bruch 1938 - 1945 - 1955. Beiträge zur Österreichischen Kultur- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte Wien 1988, p.166

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...analysis'

It is clear from the context that Heintel is speaking of ordinary language analysis arising from and including Wittgensteins

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...science

,,Wissenschaftstheorie der exakten Wissenschaften''

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...claims.''

Erich Heintel: Die beiden Labyrinthe der Philosophie. Systemtheoretische Betrachtungen zur Fundamentalphilosophie des abendländischen Denkens Band 1, Wien und München 1968, p.377

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...H.Putnam.

,,Positivism'' of course served as a defamatory term in much of German philosophy after the war. For two recent attacks against this easy cliche - both dealing with E.Mach - see Gereon Wolters Mach I, Mach II, Einstein und die Relativitätstheorie. Eine Fälschung und ihre Folgen Berlin, New York 1987 and Manfred Sommer Evidenz im Augenblick. Eine Phänomenologie der reinen Empfindung Frankfurt/M 1987

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...philosophy.''

Heintel, loc.cit. p.374

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...dogmatism''

Heintel, loc.cit. p.360

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...nominalism''

Heintel, loc.cit. p.352

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Heintel, loc.cit. p.437

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...form''

Leo Gabriel Integrale Logik. Die Wahrheit des Ganzen Wien, Freiburg, Basel 1965, p. IX

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Haller,loc.cit.p.168

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...unmediated''

Heintel, loc.cit. p.463

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Gabriel, loc.cit. p.153

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...impetus

An useful introduction into the general socio-political background of the Vienna Circle is F. Stadler's Aspekte des gesellschaftlichen Hintergrunds und Standorts des Wiener Kreises am Beispiel der Universität Wien in: H.Berghel, A.Hübner, E.Köhler (edd.) Wittgenstein, Der Wiener Kreis und der Kritische Rationalismus Akten des Dritten Internationalen Wittgenstein Symposiums.

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...matters.

I owe the idea of contrafactually imagining a dialogue of the different philosophical persuasions to an unpublished manuscript by H.D.Klein Philosophischer Idealismus und Nationalsozialismus. It is not altogether clear to me whether this device is another example of Austrian compromise (post facto) or if it can serve as an instrument in clarifying one's intuitions regarding the issues. Take it as a thought-experiment preparing for a conclusion about the real world.

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...opposition.

Nonconformist scholars like E.Topitsch or W.Leinfellner were forced to leave.

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...malaise.

I am of course painting a somewhat simplified picture, leaving B.v.Juhos and V.Kraft out of the account but both of them had barely any influence on the general philosophical climate of these days. In order to hint at some of the more subtle distinctions I might however add that at the time I am mainly concerned with at the School of Divinity - of all places - Beda Thum, a Benedictine friar and a mathematician by training, was teaching G.Frege, B.Russell and L.Wittgenstein in a very sympathetic way, arousing an interest in their work that was resolutely quelled by his more prominent colleagues in the ,,Philosophische Fakultät''.

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...Th.Kuhn.

While the work of Feyerabend and Kuhn is well known I want to draw attention to the important and original contribution of N.R.Hanson to this area of research. Cf. his Patterns of Discovery. An Inquiry into the Conceptual Foundations of Science Cambridge 1958, but also his seminal A Picture Theory of Theory Meaning in: R.G.Colodny (ed.) The Nature and Functions of Scientific Theories. Essays in Contemporary Science and Philosophy Pittsburgh 1970 p.233 ff

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W.v.O.Quine From a Logical Point of View New York 1963 p.20. ,,Two Dogmas of Empiricism'' originally appeared in 1951.

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...system.''

P.Feyerabend Problems of Empiricism in: R.Colodny (ed.),Beyond the Edge of Certainty, New Jersey 1965 p.149, 150

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...may.''

Quine, loc.cit. p.43

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...means.

Looking closer into this matter one finds that synthetic-a priori sentences are already very much a problem for the early Wittgenstein and that he is perfectly aware of the fact that it is on them (albeit not named as such) that the Tractatus finally founders. I have argued this in detail in Vorbei (cf.ftn.2) p. 255 ff. For a short version of the argument see: Richard Montague. Früher Wittgenstein 1971 in: Sprache und Ontologie. Akten des 6. Internationalen Wittgensteinsymposiums (hrsg. von R.Haller), Wien 1982 S.445-448.

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...1959)

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...chaos''

Review of Ernst Tugendhat Traditional and Analytical Philosophy: Lectures on the Philosophy of Language in: The Journal of Philosophy 82 (1985), p.728

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...quasi-science''

loc.cit. p.728

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...excesses''.

Heintel, loc.cit. p.439

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...dumb''.

as quoted by R.Rorty loc.cit. p.721

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...endorses.

in: Robert G.Colodny Frontiers of Science and Philosophy Pittsburg 1962 p.44

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...vision''

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...horizon.

Gabriel, loc.cit. p.143

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...term''

Sellars, loc.cit. p.37

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...schemes.

For one example of how this can be done look at Jacob Taubes' treatment of the work of Carl Schmitt as documented in Ad Carl Schmitt. Gegenstrebige Fügung Berlin 1987

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...sect.

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...cause.''

Wittgenstein. A Life. Young Ludwig 1889-1921 London 1988 p.247

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...countries.

Die Peripherie anders denken. Thesen zur Philosophie der Abhängigen in: Rainer Bauböck et.al. (ed.): und raus bist du! Ethnische Minderheiten in der Politik Wien 1988 pp.142-156

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