Men of Ideas

Season 1 Episode 6: Logical Positivism and its Legacy

In this program with world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee, A. J. Ayer, who played a major role in introducing logical positivism to England, explains the movement, its purpose, and its effect on current philosophical trends. Ayer also discusses its founders—members of the Vienna Circle of the 1920s—who based their theories on logic and science.

Genre:

Documentary, Talk

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

15

Cast:

Bryan Magee

Quality:

HD

Duration:

40 min

First Air:

1978

Rating:

8.5