Neopositivism. Vienna circle. Syntax of scientific knowledge. Criteria for scientific meaningfulness of knowledge
The activities of the Vienna Circle opened a special stage in the development of philosophical positivism – neopositivism. Evolving, the Vienna Circle largely determined the problems of various trends in modern thought – from logical positivism in the versions of B. Russell and A. Ayer and the post-positivism of K. Popper, formed as a critic of the Vienna Circle, to the latest analytical philosophy. Initially, the term “logical positivism” was directly related to the Vienna Circle and denoted a critical attitude to traditional (metaphysical) philosophy and the use of logical methods of language analysis as a universal method for constructing empirical science. It is unlikely that the influence of these ideas on science can be considered fundamental, but in philosophy, the ideas of the Viennese had a noticeable impact.