Moritz Schlick Gesamtausgabe; Abt.I/Bd. 1: Veröffentlichte Schriften

Volume I of the Moritz Schlick Gesamtausgabe comprises the two editions of Moritz Schlicks main work General Theory of Knowledge (Allgemeine Erkenntnislehre; 1918, 1925), which was written during his 10 years period of teaching and research at the University of Rostock. Allgemeine Erkenntnislehre is a milestone within a scientific philosophy oriented towards the results of the empirical sciences, and it sets the stage for the later development of the Vienna Circle of Logical Empiricism as well as for 20th and 21st centurys analytical philosophy. In a critical discussion of neokantian, positivistic-sensualist and conventionalist positions, Schlick develops in General Theory of Knowledge his influential thoughts on the nature of knowledge, on the relationship between psychology and logic, on the mind-body problem, as well as on epistemological realism. His systematic discussion of the results of the empirical sciences focuses on methodological questions, such as the justification of the assumption of inductive reasoning and a general criterion of reality. In the present volume of the Moritz Schlick Gesamtausgabe, the texts of both editions are for the first time in their entirety placed at the disposal of the public. A critical apparatus illustrates the far-reaching differences between the 1st and the 2nd edition. An introduction places Allgemeine Erkenntnislehre within its philosophical and historico-philosophical context and presents its thematical focuses. Extensive information on its textual genesis is provided by an Editorial Report which - based on writings from Schlicks literary estate - takes into account biographical aspects as well as Schlick s discussions with his contemporaries. In connection with the main text comments have been added. Moreover, the volume contains extensive lists of literature and registers.