Papers of Rose Rand, 1903-1981, (bulk 1926-1980)

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Papers of Rose Rand, 1903-1981, (bulk 1926-1980)

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The papers comprise her personal and professional records, a significant amount of correspondence and working papers, as well as notebooks, research notes, manuscript fragments, and transcriptions from Vienna Circle discussions. They also include annotated books from her personal library. The personal and professional records cover items such as legal and educational documents, testimonials, financial and health care records, as well as photographs, travel documents, and address books. Her working papers, manuscripts, transcriptions, and note books record largely her work as a translator, her own research, and discussions and presentations from the Vienna Circle. The correspondence is extensive, more than 1600 letters, and covers a wide range of dates, from the early period in Vienna to the time right after her death. Correspondents include prominent members of the Vienna Circle and affiliated individuals, such as Rudolf Carnap, Moritz Schlick, Otto Neurath, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Karl Popper. Covered are also exchanges with the Polish philosophers Tadeusz Kotarbinski, Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, and Alfred Tarski, with family and friends, and numerous institutions. The books from her library are all annotated and amount to 48 volumes. Their topics concern mostly philosophy of science and logic. They are stored in 2 paige boxes together with the manuscript collection.

15 linear ft. (18 boxes)

University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

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Tarski, Alfred

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Alfred Tarski (1902-1983) was professor of mathmatics and logic at the University of California, Berkeley. From the description of Alfred Tarski papers, [ca. 1940-1983]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 81488885 ...

Carnap, Rudolf, 1891-1970

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Born in 1891 in Ronsdorf, Germany, Rudolf Carnap was educated at the Universities of Freiburg and Jena. He studied mathematics, philosophy, and physics, completing his doctoral thesis, Der Raum, in 1921. Before immigrating to America in 1935, Carnap held positions in Vienna and Prague, where he laid the foundations for his own logical empiricism and participated actively in the discussions of the Vienna Circle. After arriving in the United States, Carnap taught at the University of Chicago until...

Ajdukiewicz, Kazimierz

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Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951

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Austrian philosopher and lecturer; taught at Cambridge; b. Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein; interested in analysis and ordinary-language philosophy. From the description of Ludwig Wittgenstein collection, 1933-1948. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70958671 The brown book, along with its companion volume, The blue book, is considered an introduction to Wittgenstein's philosophical thought. From the description of The Ludwig Wittgenstein papers. 1934-1935...

Rand, Rose

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Educator. From the description of Article of Rose Rand, 1938-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449473 Rose Rand studied philosophy at the University of Vienna from 1924-1928. Among her teachers were Robert Reininger, Heinrich Gomperz, Moritz Schlick, and Rudolf Carnap. After her graduation in 1928 and during her time as a PhD candidate, she stayed in close intellectual contact with Schlick and other members of the Vienna Circle. She participated at Vienna Circle meeting...

Kotarbiński, Tadeusz

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Leśniewski, Stanisław, 1886-1939

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Schlick, Moritz, 1882-1936

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