@article{1449082,
      recid = {1449082},
      author = {Romizi, Donata, and Wulz, Monika, and Nemeth, Elisabeth,},
      title = {Edgar Zilsel : philosopher, historian, sociologist /},
      pages = {1 online resource (ix, 421 pages) :},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {This book provides a new all-round perspective on the life  and work of Edgar Zilsel (1891-1944) as a philosopher,  historian, and sociologist. He was close to the Vienna  Circle and has been hitherto almost exclusively referred to  in terms of the so-called "Zilsel thesis" on the origins of  modern science. Much beyond this "thesis", Zilsel's  brilliant work provides original insights on a broad number  of topics, ranging from the philosophy of probability and  statistics to the concept of "genius", from the issues of  scientific laws and theories to the sociological background  of science and philosophy, and to the political analysis of  the problems of his time. Praised by Herbert Feigl as an  "outstanding brilliant mind", Zilsel, being as a  Social-Democrat of Jewish origins, mostly led a life of  hardship marked by emigration and coming to a sudden and  tragic end by suicide in 1944. The impossibility of an  academic career has hindered the reception of Zilsel's  scientific work for a long time. This volume is a  contribution to its late reception, providing new insights  especially into his work during his years in Vienna;  moreover, it shows the heuristic value of Zilsel's ideas  for future Scholar research -- in philosophy, history, and  sociology.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1449082},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93687-7},
}