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MCMP – History of Philosophy(Re)constructing Influences in the AufbauThomas Mormann (San Sebastian) gives a talk at the MCMP workshop "Influences on the Aufbau" (1-3 July, 2013) titled "(Re)constructing Influences in the Aufbau". Abstract: Once upon a time, the Aufbau was succinctly described as an attempt “to account for the external world as a logical construct of sense-data... .” Consequently, the most important influence on the Aufbau could be precisely named as “Russell”. These idyllic times have long passed. A comprehensive interpretation of the Aufbau has turned out to be a difficult task that has to take into account many, and sometimes rather turbid, sources. My thesis is that at the orig...2013-10-2159 min