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Episode #120 ... Logical Positivism

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Jul 27, 2018
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Logical Positivism Core Tenets

  • Logical positivism emphasizes verifiable truths, aligning with empiricism.
  • It prioritizes sensory data and logical reasoning, similar to Kant's analytic and synthetic propositions.
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Verifiability and Philosophy

  • Logical positivists focus on verifiable knowledge, rejecting unverifiable speculation.
  • They consider ethical, aesthetic, and metaphysical claims outside philosophy's scope.
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Verification Principle

  • Logical positivism's verification principle states a claim's value lies in its verifiability.
  • If a proposition cannot be verified empirically or logically, it is meaningless.
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