logical positivism
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Logical positivism is a 20th-century philosophical movement that emphasizes the verification of statements through empirical observation and logical analysis, rejecting metaphysics as cognitively meaningless.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| logical positivism canonical | 33 |
| logical empiricism | 19 |
| verificationism | 2 |
| logical positivism (partly in reaction) | 1 |
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Target entity: logical positivism Context triple: [Bertrand Russell, influenced, logical positivism]
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Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, and social critic, renowned for his foundational work in analytic philosophy and contributions to logic, mathematics, and political thought.
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Syntactic Structures
Syntactic Structures is a landmark 1957 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that revolutionized the study of language by introducing generative grammar and challenging behaviorist views of linguistics.
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Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax is a seminal 1965 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that helped establish generative grammar as a central framework in theoretical linguistics.
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Marxism–Leninism
Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideological framework that synthesizes Karl Marx’s and Vladimir Lenin’s theories into a doctrine of one-party rule, state control of the economy, and revolutionary vanguard leadership, most prominently associated with the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal featuring research articles, historical studies, and papers presented under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: logical positivism Target entity description: Logical positivism is a 20th-century philosophical movement that emphasizes the verification of statements through empirical observation and logical analysis, rejecting metaphysics as cognitively meaningless.
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Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, and social critic, renowned for his foundational work in analytic philosophy and contributions to logic, mathematics, and political thought.
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B.
Syntactic Structures
Syntactic Structures is a landmark 1957 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that revolutionized the study of language by introducing generative grammar and challenging behaviorist views of linguistics.
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C.
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax is a seminal 1965 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that helped establish generative grammar as a central framework in theoretical linguistics.
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D.
Marxism–Leninism
Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideological framework that synthesizes Karl Marx’s and Vladimir Lenin’s theories into a doctrine of one-party rule, state control of the economy, and revolutionary vanguard leadership, most prominently associated with the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.
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Realism
Realism is a literary and artistic movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and ordinary people with truthful, unembellished detail.
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Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistemological doctrine
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form of empiricism ⓘ philosophical movement ⓘ school of analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
logical positivism
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surface form:
logical empiricism
neo-positivism ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Language, Truth and Logic
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus ⓘ
surface form:
The Logical Structure of the World
The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle ⓘ |
| basedOn |
empiricism
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formal logic ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
anti-metaphysical stance
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distinction between analytic and synthetic statements ⓘ emphasis on empirical observation ⓘ emphasis on logical analysis of language ⓘ meaning of a statement is its method of verification ⓘ rejection of metaphysics as cognitively meaningless ⓘ scientific worldview ⓘ verification principle ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Karl Popper
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Michael Polanyi ⓘ Thomas Kuhn ⓘ Willard Van Orman Quine ⓘ
surface form:
W. V. O. Quine
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| declinePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| developedByGroup |
Berlin Circle
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Vienna Circle ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeak |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bertrand Russell
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David Hume ⓘ Ernst Mach ⓘ Gottlob Frege ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| influencedByWork | Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
A. J. Ayer
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Hans Reichenbach ⓘ Herbert Feigl ⓘ Kurt Gödel ⓘ Moritz Schlick ⓘ Otto Neurath ⓘ Philipp Frank ⓘ Rudolf Carnap ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to linguistic turn in philosophy
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influenced philosophy of science ⓘ shaped analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| methodologicalStance |
reduction of theoretical terms to observational terms
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unification of science ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
epistemology
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philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| positionOnEthics | ethical statements are expressions of emotion or attitude ⓘ |
| positionOnMetaphysics | metaphysical statements are meaningless ⓘ |
| positionOnTheology | theological statements lack cognitive meaning ⓘ |
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Subject: logical positivism Description of subject: Logical positivism is a 20th-century philosophical movement that emphasizes the verification of statements through empirical observation and logical analysis, rejecting metaphysics as cognitively meaningless.
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