Category Archives: Logical positivism

The attack on logical positivism which is often quoted as ‘proof’ that it’s self refuting begins with the logical positivist claiming that only empirically testable statements can be regarded as true or false. Their opponent then responds triumphantly: “What about that statement, then? What about: Only empirically testable statements can be regarded as true or …

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