Edgar Zilsel: Philosopher, Historian, Sociologist

This book provides a new all—round perspective on the life and work of Edgar Zilsel (1891—1944) as a philosopher, historian, and sociologist. He was close to the Vienna Circle and has been hitherto almost exclusively referred to in terms of the so—called “Zilsel thesis” on the origins of modern science. Much beyond this “thesis”, Zilsel’s brilliant work provides original insights on a broad number of topics, ranging from the philosophy of probability and statistics to the concept of “genius...