Vienna Circle

a group of philosophers, logicians, and mathematicians who were based in Vienna in the 1920s and 1930s. The unifying theme of their work was an attempt to systematize the empirical and positivist tradition using the methods of modern symbolic logic—an approach that became known as logical positivism. Prominent members of the group included German philosopher Rudolf Carnap (1891–1970) and Czech-born mathematical logician Kurt Gödel (1906–1978).

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social reform program

an intervention program developed and implemented to counter deleterious aspects of a social system, the primary objective being to reduce the effects of malfunctions in the system. Also called countermeasure-intervention program.