\brief{Rudolf Carnap an Charles Morris, 8. April 1934}{April 1934}

%April 8, 1934

\anrede{Dear Professor Morris,}

\haupttext{Feigl\IN{\feigl} wrote that you was in Iowa, but he did not say anything about your coming to Prague. I hope you did not
give up your intention. Prof. Rádl\IN{\radl} told me that you anounced a lecture\IW{\morrisprag} for the Congress\II{\kongressphilosophieprag} in September. So I see that
in any case you will come here this year, and I hope that it will be possible to you to come sooner and spend some months
here.

Before the Congress\II{\kongressphilosophieprag} which takes place Sept. 2-7, our Vienna Circle\II{\schlickzirkel} and related groups from Paris\II{} and Warszaw\II{} will make a
private conference perhaps Aug.\,30 and 31 in a place near Prague. Some of us will give little lectures or reports, and
then we will discuss in order to find out our common views and also to see clearer the resting differences. This
conference\II{\vorbesprechunginprag} is not public, but only for 30 or 40 invited people. If you like to take part, we shall be very glad to
see you with us and to speak with you about the points of accordance and of difference. We would be especially pleased if
you would give us a little report of your views about Pragmatism and Logical Positivism. I suppose that such a report
would not cause you much trouble because it concerns the same questions as in your public lecture. The difference would
only be that with us you would not need to explain what is Positivism and that you could here address your oppositions
directly to the Positivists themselves. It is not necessary to give your decision now; if you will come here soon or in
summer, we will speak about this question.

Recently I got an invitation from the University of London\II{\universitaetlondon} for a course of three lectures\IC{\londonervortraege} in the next session. I am very
glad to have this opportunity to visit England, to bring my ideas to the English philosophers and to speak personally
with Russell\IN{\russell}, Stebbing\IN{\stebbing}, Ogden\IN{\ogden} and others. The title for this lectures will be ``Philosophy and Logical Syntax''\IC{\londonervortraege}. I
chose the time of the beginning of October. I intend to go to England already in September after the Congress\II{\kongressphilosophieprag} and to stay
some weeks in England. So I hope you will be here a lot of time \uline{before} the Congress\II{\kongressphilosophieprag}.

My book ``Logische Syntax der Sprache''\IC{\logischesyntax} is now in the print. The first printing is finished. As soon as it appears -- I
suppose in few weeks -- I will send you a copy. Mr. Ogden\IN{\ogden} proposed me to publish an English translation of the book\IC{\logischesyntaxenglisch}. Now
we are in negociations about this question. But I suppose it can not appear before the next year.

Please excuse the mistakes in English in this letter. I am now eager to learn better English and by this reason I use
every opportunity for exercising. Your German is already perfect, not only without any mistakes in grammar but also
excellent in German style.}

\grussformel{Yours sincerely\\
\blockade{ksl.}}

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