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Walter Dubislav
(20 Sep 1895 - 17 Sep 1937)
German logician and philosopher of science who was a leading member of the Berlin Group for scientific philosophy, a “sister group” of the more famous Vienna Circle. Dubislav produced original work in philosophy of mathematics, logic, and science, consequently following David Hilbert’s axiomatic method.
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Science Quotes by Walter Dubislav (1 quote)
Philosophie [ist] der systematische Mißbrauch einer eigens zu diesem Zwecke ersonnenen Terminologie.
Philosophy [is] the systematic abuse of a terminology specially designed for this purpose.
Philosophy [is] the systematic abuse of a terminology specially designed for this purpose.
— Walter Dubislav
In Die Philosophie der Mathematik in der Gegenwart (1932), 1. English version from Google Translate.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
