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“We are like sailors who on the open sea must reconstruct their ship but are never able to start afresh from the bottom. Where a beam is taken away a new one must at once be put there, and for this the rest of the ship is used as support. In this way, by using the old beams and driftwood the ship can be shaped entirely anew, but only by gradual reconstruction.”

Quote by Otto Neurath

Book:Empiricism and sociology

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Empiricism and sociology

This book delves into the principles and practices of empiricism as applied to the study of society, examining how empirical research contributes to sociological understanding and analysis. more

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Otto Neurath was a philosopher, born on December 10, 1882, and died on December 22, 1945. He made significant contributions to logical positivism and visual communication. more

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