An Examination of Logical Positivism |
Contents
LOAN STACK | 31 |
THEORY OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD | 105 |
THE ELIMINATION OF METAPHYSICS | 173 |
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analytic argument assertions atomic facts atomic sentences axioms Carnap complete concepts connection consequence consists construction contains deductive defined definition depends derived described determined discourse doctrine elementary experiences elementary propositions elimination empirical empiricism empiristic Erkenntnis essential example existence expression extensional follows given hence hypothesis identity impossible induction intersubjective kind laws limit logic and mathematics logical constants Logical Positivism Logical Positivists logical syntax logical theory Logische meaning metaphysics method nature necessary nonsense objects occur ostensive definitions P₁ philosophy physical language physical sentences physicalistic Positivistic possible prediction present Principia Mathematica principles prior probabilities problem problem of induction properties propositional function protocol language protocol sentences question relation result rules S₁ S₂ scientific sense significant simple singular solipsism statement structure supra symbols syntactical tautologies testable theory of probability true truth truth-functions valid values variable verification Viennese Circle Wittgenstein Wittgenstein's theory