Otto Neurath Quotes
Otto Neurath was an Austrian sociologist, economist, and philosopher of science and one of the leading members of the Vienna Circle. A committed socialist and engineer of public information, he developed the Isotype system of pictorial statistics to make scientific knowledge accessible to a mass public. The quotes below are attributed to Otto Neurath, organized by topic.
Otto Neurath on Knowledge
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Attributed to Otto Neurath:
“We are like sailors who have to rebuild their ship on the open sea.”
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Attributed to Otto Neurath:
“The unity of science is the unity of our daily lives.”
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Attributed to Otto Neurath:
“Statistics are the foundation of social science.”
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Attributed to Otto Neurath:
“Visual education makes knowledge accessible to all.”
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Attributed to Otto Neurath:
“Philosophy must be practiced as a public, cooperative activity.”