ABEL REY OR SCIENTIFIC PHILOSOPHY BEFORE THE VIENNA CIRCLE

Scientific philosophy has been so closely linked with the doctrine of logical positivism that its earlier forms have dropped out of sight. The idea of a philosophy rigorously modeled on science has a long history. The purpose of this article is to examine how Abel Rey, before the emergence of the Vienna Circle, brought together various earlier attempts to formulate a philosophy based on scientific research. Moreover, Rey edited a special issue on psychology with the contribution of several members of the Circle. This collective work spurred a dialogue touching on certain fundamental orientations of philosophy of science.