
\brief[Carnap und Ina Carnap an Neurath und Marie Neurath, Cambridge/Mass., 5.~Juni 1941]%
{Rudolf und Ina Carnap an Otto und Marie Neurath, 5. Juni 1941}{Juni 1941}\labelcn{1941-06-05-Carnap-an Neurath}

\anrede{Dear Neuraths!}

\haupttext{
Congratulations to having merrily married Mary\IN{\reidemeistermarie}! We were very glad to hear about your new life, and about your optimism and courage.

Our year here at Harvard\II{\harvard} is nearly over (you had better send letters from now on to Chicago for forwarding). It has been a pleasant experience, the students being rather more sophisticated than the ones in Chicago, and an interested ``Science of Science'' group consisting of members of various departments who were interested in our problems. About the philosophers there is not much to say, they were very friendly toward me personally but not much in the way of discussions happened, except with Quine\IN{\quine} with whom I discussed frequently (together with Tarski\IN{\tarski}). Frank\IN{\frankphilipp} has had a half-time job at Harvard\IN{\harvard} for the past year and expects that this appointment will be renewed for the coming year (in addition he has an invitation from New York City College\II{\nycc} to lecture there the other half year). Tarski\IN{\tarski} has received a Guggenheim fellowship for the coming year -- his wife and children are still in Poland. Zilsel\IN{\zilsel} has been living on a grant for the past two years -- his wife has had repeated nervous breakdowns and probably would be better off in an institution -- or at least he probably would be better off with her in an institution. I have heard that he is rather depressed about it all, and he also seems to have difficulties in adapting himself. It is getting harder and harder to find academic positions in this country. Not even Kelsen\IN{\kelsen} has found an appointment. One of the many reasons for this increasing difficulty is the cutting down of teaching personnel because of the reduced student enrolment due to conscription. The Harvard budget e.\,g. has been cut 10\,\% and since they intend not to cut salaries, it results in not filling vacancies, appointing less tutors and instructors. This is also one of the many reasons why it seems impossible to find something for Strauss\IN{\straussmartin} particularly as long as he is not in this country. If he were here, probably an organization could be induced to assist him financially, but overburdened as they are, they will in no case assume the responsibility to do so for someone who is not already here. You will have heard of the Johnson\IN{\johnsonalvin} Action\fnEE{Siehe Anm.~\refcn{alvinjohnson}.} under which -- with Rockefeller\II{\rockefellerstiftung} money -- a number of refugee scientists have been called over. Kaufmann\IN{\kaufmannfelix} and I (together with Morris\IN{\morris} and other friends) have done all we could to get you, Waismann\IN{\waismann}, J\o{}rgensen\IN{\joergensen} and a few Poles here under this scheme but no result whatsoever. My recommendation for J\o{}rgensen\IN{\joergensen} has been refused because he still has a post, Waismann's\IN{\waismann} case -- I believe -- is still pending; my recommendation also has been refused at first with the reasoning that he has a post; I have tried to argue that his position is not really a ``post'' but only a stipend etc. (though I actually do not know the particulars of his appointment) and have never heard about the final \neueseite\{\}\zzz outcome. Will you, when you meet him, tell him about this stand of the matter? Kotarbiński\IN{\kotarbinski} actually got an appointment but refused to come -- I believe because he has an old father in Poland whom he did not wish to leave. For the younger Poles -- Lutman\IN{\lutman}, Hosiasson\IN{\hosiasson} -- nothing could be done.\fnEE{Maria Kokoszyńska (geb. Lutman) war nicht rassisch verfolgt und verbrachte die Zeit des Nationalsozialismus in Polen. Janina Hosiasson-Lindenbaum misslang die Flucht nach der Annexion Polens durch nationalsozialistische Truppen. Sie und ihr Mann Adolf Lindenbaum wurden 1942 von den Nationalsozialisten ermordet. Vgl. Brożek, ,,Maria Kokoszyńska``, bzw. Sznajder, ,,Janina Hosiasson-Lindenbaum on Analogical Reasoning: New Sources``.} I have not understood the principle of selection of the Rockefeller\II{\rockefellerstiftung} + Johnson\IN{\johnsonalvin} people but it seems fairly clear that on the one hand they want very well known names and on the other hand pull has an influence and not necessarily does scholarly merit speak the final word (at least that is the explanation I am inclined to give to the appointment of Rougier\IN{\rougier}\fnE{Rougier unterrichtete in dieser Zeit an der New School for Social Research, kollaborierte gleichzeitig aber mit dem Vichy-Regime. Vgl. ???} who is already here). But unfortunately it is not the sort of pull people like Morris\IN{\morris}, Nagel\IN{\nagel} and I are able to bring to bear. Pepi Frank\IN{\frankjosef} has received an appointment -- independent of the Johnson\IN{\johnsonalvin} Action -- to the New School\II{}, Hanja\IN{\frankphilippfrau} managed it in some way and he will come if he can secure passage. What happened with your own case I am not sure -- I only know that the Rockefeller\II{\rockefellerstiftung} people (or somewhere else in the machinery) said no. Probably you have already better information from someone better informed. I am very sorry about it, because I think you should come and settle here. We all need you, and so does the Library\II{\libraryunified}, the Encyclopedia\II{\enzyklopaedie} \textkritik{\& the Journal\II{\journalunified}}\fnA{Hsl. Einschub.}. By the way: it is not that I did not want to have my ``Semantics''\IC{} published in our Library. I offered it to the Univ\ekl{ersity} of Chicago Press\II{\chicagopress} in the hope that the Library\II{\libraryunified} would be continued there and that my book\IC{} could appear as one of its volumes. As I wrote you, the Press\II{\chicagopress} demanded a subsidy about equalling their out of pocket costs. In the meantime a new development has occurred: the Dept. of Philosophy here has allowed me a grant toward the publication provided the book will appear at the Harvard University Press\II{\harvardpress} (the Press here also had demanded such a subsidy), and I am now negotiating with the Harvard Press\II{\harvardpress} about the publication. I do not think your idea about having it published in England is quite realistic. To send a manuscript there in these uncertain times seems to me inappropriate. And though I do not doubt your talents for finding a publisher there, I do not see any advantage in having it printed there. When we considered publication in Holland, one of the good reasons was that the printing costs would have been cheaper there than here. But printing in England would not be cheaper, and the fate of the manuscript and of the shipping of the books would be too uncertain. I also do not think that the English public at the time being would be interested in such highly technical material and that nearly all of the sales would be here. -- I have urged Frank\IN{\frankphilipp} again and again to write his encyclopedia\II{\enzyklopaedie} contribution\IW{\frankfoundations} and each time he promises it for ``in two months''. -- I am sending you the yellow pamphlet\IW{\wissweltauffassung} and a number of reprints which I happen to have here -- most of my things are in Chicago in storage and I cannot get them before we are back in Chicago. Your ``Empirische Soziologie''\IW{\neurathneuesbuch} unfortunately has disappeared from my shelves and I do not know who has it -- I shall ask all suspects. -- Grelling\IN{\grelling} has a possibility to come provided he can find passage; Rockefellers\II{\rockefellerstiftung} refused his case also, but now were willing to invite him nominally, i.\,e. Oppenheim\IN{\oppenheim} having promised them to finance their invitation (the invitation from them for the purpose of a non-quota visa); Grelling\IN{\grelling} still is in a concentration camp -- but probably Hempels\IN{\hempel}\IN{\hempelfrau} have written you about this already. -- A reprint of my ``Testability''\IC{\lewisaufsatz} I have sent you on November 11\textsuperscript{th} via Stebbing\IN{\stebbing} -- I hope it has arrived safely, since it was one of my last copies.

Please forward the enclosed letter to Hollitscher\IN{\hollitscherwalter} after reading it.\fnEE{Nach dem ,,Anschluss`` Österreichs an Nazi-Deutschland war Hollitscher über die Schweiz nach England emigriert, 1945 kehrte er nach Österreich zurück; zu Hollitscher und seiner Beziehung zu Neurath siehe oben, Anm.~\ref*{1932-07-07-Neurath-an-Carnap-Hollitscher}.}

All our love to Mieze and you,
}

\grussformel{Yours,\\Ina + Carnap}



\briefanhang{\fnA{Unter der Signatur hsl. Einschub \original{Turn over!}.}\neueseite\{\}\zzz Yes, Russell's\IN{\russellkurz} book\IW{\russellinquiry} is somewhat disappointing. But I think one can still call it empiricism though -- as you say -- it is the Schlick\IN{\schlick}-denomination of empiricism.

Zilsel\IN{\zilsel} has asked to have his name mentioned on our letterheads \textkritikl as a member of Committees\textkritikr\fnA{Hsl. Einschub.} of Congresses, Encyclopedia\II{\enzyklopaedie}, etc. I believe that we can do that. I have asked Morris\IN{\morris} about it. What do you think? Z\ekl{ilsel}\IN{\zilsel} wishes it in order to give some publicity to his name.}


\ebericht{Brief, msl., 3 Seiten, \href{https://doi.org/10.48666/846815}{ON 222 (Dsl. RC 102-55-19)}; Briefkopf: msl. \original{R.~Carnap\,/\,Faculty Exchange\,/\,University of Chicago\,/\,Chicago, Ill.}, \original{To: Dr.~O. Neurath\,/\,64 Park Town, Oxford\,/\,England}, \original{Cambridge, Mass., June~5, 1941}, hsl. \original{Air Mail}; Signatur zum Teil (,,Ina +``) msl.}
