Logistic Neopositivism: A Critical Study

Introduction

Kaila published this study in German in 1930 in the series of the University of Turku. It examines the programme of logical empiricism, and above all Carnap’s “Der logische Aufbau der Welt” (1928), with sympathy for its aim of a scientific philosophy. Kaila argues, however, that the concepts of science cannot all be constructed from elementary experiences and that the reconstruction overlooks the role of structures and laws in knowledge. The book was one of the earliest critical discussions of the Aufbau and established Kaila as an independent partner of the Vienna Circle; it also marked the beginning of logical empiricism in Finland.

Connections

Criticizes

• The Logical Structure of the World1928 · Rudolf Carnap