Language, truth, and logic
by Ayer, A. J., (Alfred Jules)
Classic introduction to objectives and methods of schools of empiricism and linguistic analysis, especially of the logical positivism derived from the Vienna Circle. Topics: elimination of metaphysics, function of philosophy, nature of philosophical analysis, the a priori, truth and probability, critique of ethics and theology, self and the common world, more.
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- Full title :Language, truth, and logic / by Alfred Jules Ayer.
Summary
Classic introduction to objectives and methods of schools of empiricism and linguistic analysis, especially of the logical positivism derived from the Vienna Circle. Topics: elimination of metaphysics, function of philosophy, nature of philosophical analysis, the a priori, truth and probability, critique of ethics and theology, self and the common world, more.
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- Publication Date:1946
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Dover Publications
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1946
Notes
Originally published: London : Gollantz, 1946.
The Physical Object
- Description:160 pages ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0486200108, 9780486200101
- oclc:on1057920694
- LC Classification:B53
- Dewey Decimal:101
Table of Contents
The elimination of metaphysics -- The function of philosophy -- The nature of philosophical analysis -- The a priori -- Truth and probability -- Critique of ethics and theology -- The self and the common world -- Solutions of outstanding philosophical disputes.
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