Logical Positivism and the Principle of Verification

The 1929 manifesto of the Vienna Circle by Hahn, Neurath and Carnap. It lays out the scientific world view, the rejection of metaphysics and the program that became logical positivism.

Hahn, H., Neurath, O., & Carnap, R

Wittgenstein's short, numbered masterpiece on logic, language and the limits of what can be said, the book the Vienna Circle read line by line. The 1922 Ogden edition, with German and English text and Russell's introduction.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Philosopher of science John D. Norton explains how the Vienna Circle tied meaning to verification, from Schlick and Carnap to Ayer, and why the program gave way to logical empiricism. Clear and well paced.

John D. Norton

A compact introduction to logical positivism by Mauro Murzi: its origins, the verification principle, the analysis of science and the criticisms that followed.

Mauro Murzi

Oxford lecture notes that map logical positivism in a few pages: the Vienna Circle, the verification principle, the analytic and synthetic distinction and the main objections.

Adam Caulton