Exact Thinking in Demented Times

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book history of science book

Exact Thinking in Demented Times is a historical and intellectual exploration by mathematician Karl Sigmund that examines how leading scientists and mathematicians navigated the rise of Nazism and totalitarianism in 20th-century Europe.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ history of science book ⓘ
author	Karl Sigmund NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Austria ⓘ
explores	emigration of scientists from Nazi Europe ⓘ ethical dilemmas faced by scientists under Nazism ⓘ political pressures on scientific work ⓘ relationship between science and ideology ⓘ
field	history of mathematics ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ history of science ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ history of mathematics ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ
hasForm	prose ⓘ
hasPerspective	historical ⓘ intellectual ⓘ
hasTranslation	English edition ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readers interested in history of science ⓘ readers interested in 20th-century European history ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainFocus	how leading scientists and mathematicians navigated the rise of Nazism ⓘ intellectual life under totalitarian regimes ⓘ
mentions	Karl Popper NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Gödel NERFINISHED ⓘ Moritz Schlick NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna Circle philosophers NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage	German ⓘ
publisher	Basic Books NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Nazi persecution of intellectuals ⓘ exile of European scientists ⓘ history of the Vienna Circle ⓘ
settingLocation	Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	20th-century Europe ⓘ Vienna Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ history of logic ⓘ history of mathematics in the 20th century ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ rise of Nazism ⓘ scientific community under Nazism ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	20th century ⓘ World War II era ⓘ interwar period ⓘ

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