\brief{Rudolf Carnap an W.V.O. Quine, 14. März 1935}{März 1935}

%Prof. Dr. Rudolf Carnap

%Prag XVII

%Pod Homolkou 146

%March 14, 1935.

\anrede{Dear Quine,}

\haupttext{Ogden\IN{\ogden} delayed -- as he always does -- the decision concerning the translator of ``Syntax''\IC{\logischesyntaxenglisch}, and writes now that the
translation is almost completely ready. So it seems that he had never the intention to change the translator. I regret
that very much, but it is a matter of his decision only and I can do nothing but agree.

In the meantime I wrote a review\IC{} of your fine book\IW{\quinebuch}. But the 2 next issues of ``Erkenntnis''\II{\erkenntnis} will only contain a report\IC{}
of the Prague-Conference\II{\kongressphilosophieprag} and no reviews. Thus the review\IC{} will appear in Nr.\,3. I got a review-copy from the publisher. As
I have already your complimentary copy, I put the second copy to your disposal (I know from my own experience that one
has never too much free copies). Please write me whether I am to send it to you or to any other address. I think that
among European logicians the following would be most interested: Gödel\IN{\goedel}, Tarski\IN{\tarski}, Hempel\IN{\hempel}, Jörgensen\IN{\joergensen}, Lukasiewicz\IN{\lukasiewicz},
Lesniewski\IN{\lesniewski}, Scholz\IN{\scholzheinrich}.

To my ``\uline{Remarks}'' (of Dec. 1934) I have to add

p.\,4, d.\,1: ``circumflex'';

p.\,4, No.\,9: ``Wittg. p.\,94''.

Short time ago I had a letter from President of the Harvard University\II{\harvard}, inviting me to take part in the Symposia of the
Tercentenary\II{\tercentenary} in September 1936 and to deliver then a \neueseite{} short lecture. You can imagine how glad I am about this first
American invitation. They pay so well, that it will cover the travel-expenses for Ina\IN{\ina} and me. Now the bridge over the big
water is once constructed, I have good hope that further steps may follow. I suppose that the papers which you read did a
good deal in leading the attention of the professors and boards to my work. I am very grateful for your good help!

I should be very glad if perhaps there might be an opportunity of explaining my thoughts in some circles of Harvard\II{\harvard} more
in details than it is possible in a single lecture of about half an hour's length; but that is no urgent question,
perhaps later on it will clear itself.

Just one day before the Harvard\II{\harvard} letter I had a letter from the Institute of International Education\II{\iie}, New York, which I
had asked for organizing a lecture-tour. They write that under the present economical conditions a tour of lectures
specially in Philosophy has not sufficient chances. Later on I shall write to the Institute\II{\iie} about the Harvard\II{\harvard} invitation,
and I suppose that the announcement of this invitation will have good effect upon other institutions and universities.

How did you spend all the time? We have been in the mountains for skiing at Christmas and now in February between the
terms. And all the other time I am busy with lectures and small papers and all the little things which cost so much time
but are unavoidable. And we both are well and happy.

With warmest regards to Mrs. Quine\IN{\quinefrau} and to you from us both,}

\grussformel{very sincerely yours,\\
R. Carnap}

\ebericht{Brief, msl., 2 Seiten, \href{https://doi.org/10.48666/854828}{WQ}; Briefkopf: gedr. \original{Prof. Dr. Rudolf Carnap \,/\, Prag XVII. \,/\, Pod Homolkou 146}, msl. \original{March\,14, 1935}.}
