Emil J. Walter

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Emil Jakob Walter (born December 13, 1897 in Winterthur , † March 10, 1984 in Zurich ; reformed , from Winterthur and from 1942 from Zurich) was a Swiss sociologist of science .

Life

Walter was the son of the Grütlian Emil Walter and the women's rights activist and trade unionist Marie Hüni . From 1916 to 1921 he studied chemistry at the University of Zurich . In 1923 he married Alexandra Kraus. 1924 doctorate he became Dr. phil. Initially he worked as a chemist at Aluminum Industrie Aktien Gesellschaft in Chippis . In 1929 he married Rosa Marie Pohl. From 1930 to 1958 he worked as a principal teacher for chemistry and physics at the Zurich Trade School .

From 1934 to 1962 Walter was a social democratic councilor for the city of Zurich . In 1941 he married Annemarie Locher.

In 1949 Walter became a private lecturer in the history of science at the University of Zurich. In 1951 he became a lecturer at the St. Gallen Commercial College , and from 1957 to 1968 he was Associate Professor of Sociology at the same institution. “Based on a strict positivism , Walter u. a. apply the methods of natural science to sociological and psychological issues. "

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In addition to his internationally received monographs, Walter wrote for magazines for decades. He published many articles in the quarterly journal of the Natural Research Society in Zurich , in the scientific-philosophical journal Synthesis and in the journal Rote Revue or Profil . Walter dealt u. a. with scientific topics of political relevance (e.g. with global warming ).

Fonts (selection)

Everett J. Nelson Review : Walter Emil J. Outline of Logistics. Quarterly publication of the Natural Research Society in Zurich, vol. 81 (1936), pp. 91-106. In: The Journal of Symbolic Logic. 2, 1937, p. 59, doi : 10.1017 / S0022481200039992 .
  • Logistics, logical syntax and math. In: Quarterly publication of the Natural Research Society in Zurich. Volume 82 (1937), pp. 1-20.
Everett J. Nelson Review: Walter Emil J. Logistics, Logical Syntax, and Mathematics. Quarterly publication of the Natural Research Society in Zurich, vol. 82 (1937), pp. 1-20. In: The Journal of Symbolic Logic. 3, 1938, p. 54, doi : 10.2307 / 2267536 .
  • European Socialism: Review and Outlook. Zurich / New York: Verlag Der Aufbruch , 1942.
  • Explored world: The most important results of scientific research. Dalp Collection , Volume 5. Bern: Francke , 1946 (1st edition) and 1953 (2nd probable and combined edition).
  • With Ernst Boller and Donald Brinkmann : Introduction to color theory. Dalp Collection, Volume 10. Bern: Francke, 1947.
  • Psychological foundations of historical and social development. International Library for Psychology and Sociology, Volume 2. Zurich: Pan-Verlag, 1947.
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  • Application of logistics and analytical social psychology in basic research in the social sciences: A scientific and methodological investigation of some basic terms in sociology and social psychology. In: Synthesis , Volume 7 (1948-1949), pp. 115-126.
  • Individual, Society and State: A Scientific-Logical-Sociological Investigation. In: Synthesis , Volume 7 (1948-1949), pp. 536-549.
  • Ideal and real types of the planned economy: A formal-classificatory contribution to the terminology of modern economic systems. In: Synthesis , Vol. 8 (1950-1951), pp. 54-64.
Review of all three synthesis articles by Roderick M. Chisholm : Walter Emil J. Application of logistics and analytical social psychology in basic research in the social sciences (a scientific and methodological investigation of some basic terms in sociology and social psychology). Synthesis, vol. 7 (1948-1949), pp. 115-126. Walter Emil J. Individual, Society and State (A scientific-logical-sociological investigation). Synthesis, vol. 7 (1948-1949), pp. 536–549.Walter Emil J. Ideal and Real Types of the Planned Economy (A formal-classificatory contribution to the terminology of modern economic systems). Synthesis, vol. 8 (1950-1951), pp. 54-64. In: The Journal of Symbolic Logic. 17, 1952, p. 61, doi : 10.2307 / 2267460 .
  • Social foundations of the development of the natural sciences in old Switzerland. Bern: Francke, 1958.
  • Limits of technology and civilization. Zurich: Morgarten Verlag, 1960.
  • Technology and Sociology. Zurich: Cooperative bookstore, 1962.
  • Collaboration with Pierre Rolle in the revision and expansion of: Friedrich Pollock : Automation: Materials for assessing the economic and social consequences. Frankfurt / Vienna / Zurich: Gutenberg Book Guild, 1964.
  • Sociology of the Old Confederation: An Analysis of its Social and Occupational Structure from the Reformation to the French Revolution. Bern: Francke, 1966.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christian Baertschi: Walter, Emil Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  2. ↑ All digital copies on the website of the Natural Research Society in Zurich
  3. ↑ Are we living at the end of the Ice Age? Carbon dioxide changes the climate - it is getting warmer on earth. Article in the period from October 20, 1961
personal data
SURNAME Walter, Emil J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walter, Emil Jakob (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sociologist of science
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Winterthur
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 1984
Place of death Zurich