Positivism What is positivism? Basically, positivism (or “logical positivism”) = empiricism + verificationism. Empiricism: The thesis that there is no synthetic, a priori knowledge. Verificationism (or “the verification criterion of meaning”): Roughly, the view that the meaning of a sentence is given by its verification conditions. To understand a sentence’s meaning is to know under what conditions it counts as being verified or refuted. If a sentence cannot be tested, then it is meaningless.
The Illogic of Logical Positivism
The Illogic of Logical Positivism
The Illogic of Logical Positivism
Positivism What is positivism? Basically, positivism (or “logical positivism”) = empiricism + verificationism. Empiricism: The thesis that there is no synthetic, a priori knowledge. Verificationism (or “the verification criterion of meaning”): Roughly, the view that the meaning of a sentence is given by its verification conditions. To understand a sentence’s meaning is to know under what conditions it counts as being verified or refuted. If a sentence cannot be tested, then it is meaningless.