Utopianism, Rationality, and Thought Experiments in Viennese Late Enlightenment: Introduction

Description

The panel highlights and critically discusses ideas of the two most prominent protagonists of scientific utopianism in Viennese Late Enlightenment: Otto Neurath and Josef Popper-Lynkeus. Particular attention will be paid to the following themes: 1) Neurath’s and (to a lesser degree) Popper-Lynkeus’s epistemology invokes a cautionary notion of rationality. 2) Neurath’s notion of rationality and his strict empiricism inspire a constructive refinement of Häggqvist’s template for thought experiment in contemporary philosophy of thought experiments. 3) Popper-Lynkeus’s social program pioneers topical issues such as calculation-in-kind and universal basic income.

Period	14 Jun 2023
Event title	Utopianism, Rationality, and Thought Experiments in Viennese Late Enlightenment
Event type	Conference
Location	AustriaShow on map