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Allgemeine Erkenntnislehre
Moritz SchlickSchlick's book sets out the empiricist theory of knowledge that the Vienna Circle later built on.
Tractatus Logico-philosophicus
Ludwig WittgensteinA short numbered work on language and the limits of what can be said, which the Vienna Circle read closely and drew on.
Der Logische Aufbau Der Welt
Rudolf CarnapCarnap tries to derive all scientific concepts from basic experiences using formal logic.
Logische Syntax Der Sprache
Rudolf CarnapCarnap develops a formal syntax for languages and argues that philosophical questions can be restated as questions of syntax.
Language, Truth and Logic
A. J. AyerThe best-known English-language statement of the verification principle and the movement's attack on metaphysics.
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Behaviorism and logical positivismLaurence D. Smith1986 - Phenomenology and analytical philosophy
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Language, logic, and GodFrederick Ferré1961 - Metaphysics of consciousness
Metaphysics of consciousnessWilliam Seager1991