Published by Antikommunistische Liga [1953], Tel-Aviv, 1953
Seller: ANTIQUARIAT.WIEN Fine Books & Prints, Wien, Austria
original Pappband, 8°, 160 Seiten; Exemplar gestempelt; Zustand: gut de 240 Buch.
Published by Antikommunistischen Liga, Tel-Aviv, 1951
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good- to good+ condition. First edition. Octavo. 160pp. Original turquoise half-cloth over light blue paper-covered boards with handwritten address on black-framed paper label of cover; protected by modern mylar. Inscribed in German 'dedicated to the editors of the Mitteilungsblattes with the wish to be reviewed, with greetings the author Dr. Ziemand, 17th of August 1952.' ("An die Redaktion des Mitteilungsblattes des J. A. Meikas, Europa gewidmet hier mit dem Wunsche in Ihrem verehrten Blatte mich auch einmal besprochen zu sehen. Es grüsst herzlich der Autor Dr. Ziemand, 79 Mazeh. Um ein Exemplar wird gebeten.") Printed as manuscript. An examination of civil value judgments. In the preface of the anti-Communist League in Tel-Aviv deems this script to be a measure against logical positivism. "As a society who has to fight an enemy we are searching for weapons, mainly intellectual weapons to be understood correctly, since we are not equipped to fight against Communism with military means." The chapters: National Constitutions in the light of God; The war between philosophy and religion (Benno Ziemand); Ideals and Reality (A contribution on the Peace problem by Dr. Tichon); Expectations and Hope; 1. Theme and Main Objective of the Discussion; 2. Earlier Attempts; 3. The Background of Logical Positivism and its Position; 4. The Key Witness Against Logical Positivism; 5. Meaning and Object; 6. The First Proposition of Logical Positivism; 7. The Table of Logical Positivism; 8. The Second Proposition of Logical Positivism; 9. The Two Causalities; 10. The Third Proposition of Logical Positivism Concerning Aesthetics; 11. Organizational Ideas and Reality; 12. Freedom of Will; 13. Where Logical Positivism is Right; 14. Contradictions When Using its Criteria; 15. Philosophy and Politics; 16. The Idea of Creation; 17. The Basic Formula of Civilization; 18. The Third Proposition of Logical Positivism Regarding Moral; 19. The Essence of Things. (Misprint in numeration of chapters; Chapter number 13. used twice). Laid in newsprint article "The Image of God" by Leo Rosenthal, Tel-Aviv. Text in German. Boards of Binding with some light foxing on front, medium foxing on back cover. Previous owner's name inked to front free endpaper. Endpapers with some light smudging and foxing. Interior in good+ condition.