Logical Positivism: The Formal, the Factual & the Fictional
14 important questions on Logical Positivism: The Formal, the Factual & the Fictional
Who belonged to the Schlick-Kreis?
Who belonged to the Berlin group?
Who wrote the Tractatus?
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What are the 3 claims that were adopted as the Circle's most basic tenets?
2. Verification theory of meaning.
3. Conception of philosophy as logical analysis.
What are the 2 categories of statements according to the new positivists?
2. Category of factual statements.
What are the 3 ideas of an Demarcation Criterion according to the logical positivists?
- Comte: power to predict.
- Wittgenstein: Method of Verification.
What is the problem of philosophy?
What becomes the task of philosophy?
What must happen with complex statements according to Wittgenstein?
What does 'in direct contact with reality' mean according to Mach?
What is the advantage and the disadvantage of Physicalism?
Disadvantage: no certainty --> relativism.
What are the two parties of the protocol sentence debate?
Left wing: Carnap, Neurath
What is the problem of protocol sentences according to the left wing?
How can you reach communication between scientists?
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