| − | The '''Vienna Circle''' were a group of early 20th century [[philosophers]] associated with the [[Ernst Mach Society]] at the university of [[Vienna]], which was chaired by Moritz Schlick. The most notable members were [[Rudolph Carnap]], [[Freidrich Waismann]] and also [[Kurt Godel]], who rejected its [[atheism]]. The Vienna Circle's central [[belief]] was that experience can be reduced totally to logic.<ref>''The Scientific Conception of the World. The Vienna Circle'' in Sarkar, Sahotra, 1996, p. 337'</ref> The Vienna Circle influenced several later philosophers, including [[Alfred Ayer]] and [[Karl Popper]]. | + | The '''Vienna Circle''' were a group of early 20th century [[philosophers]] associated with the Ernst Mach Society at the university of [[Vienna]], which was chaired by Moritz Schlick. The most notable members were Rudolph Carnap, Freidrich Waismann and also [[Kurt Godel]], who rejected its [[atheism]]. The Vienna Circle's central [[belief]] was that experience can be reduced totally to logic.<ref>''The Scientific Conception of the World. The Vienna Circle'' in Sarkar, Sahotra, 1996, p. 337'</ref> The Vienna Circle influenced several later philosophers, including Alfred Ayer and [[Karl Popper]]. |