“Two Dogmas of Empiricism”
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“Two Dogmas of Empiricism” is a landmark philosophical essay that challenges the analytic–synthetic distinction and reductionism, reshaping 20th-century debates in epistemology and the philosophy of language.
All labels observed (4)
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| Two Dogmas of Empiricism | 8 |
| analytic–synthetic distinction | 1 |
| essay "Two Dogmas of Empiricism" | 1 |
| “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” Context triple: [Willard Van Orman Quine, notableWork, “Two Dogmas of Empiricism”]
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery is Karl Popper’s foundational philosophical work that introduces falsifiability as the key criterion distinguishing scientific theories from non-scientific ones.
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On Certainty
On Certainty is a posthumously published collection of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s late philosophical notes that investigates the nature of knowledge, doubt, and foundational “hinge” propositions.
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The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle
"The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle" is a foundational manifesto that articulates the Vienna Circle’s program of scientifically oriented philosophy, emphasizing empirical verification, logical analysis, and the rejection of metaphysics.
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Conjectures and Refutations
Conjectures and Refutations is a major philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of scientific knowledge through the ideas of falsifiability, critical testing, and the growth of knowledge via bold hypotheses and their refutation.
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The Problems of Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” Target entity description: “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” is a landmark philosophical essay that challenges the analytic–synthetic distinction and reductionism, reshaping 20th-century debates in epistemology and the philosophy of language.
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A.
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery is Karl Popper’s foundational philosophical work that introduces falsifiability as the key criterion distinguishing scientific theories from non-scientific ones.
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B.
On Certainty
On Certainty is a posthumously published collection of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s late philosophical notes that investigates the nature of knowledge, doubt, and foundational “hinge” propositions.
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C.
The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle
"The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle" is a foundational manifesto that articulates the Vienna Circle’s program of scientifically oriented philosophy, emphasizing empirical verification, logical analysis, and the rejection of metaphysics.
-
D.
Conjectures and Refutations
Conjectures and Refutations is a major philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of scientific knowledge through the ideas of falsifiability, critical testing, and the growth of knowledge via bold hypotheses and their refutation.
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E.
The Problems of Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
criteria of cognitive significance
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relationship between theory and experience ⓘ role of convention in meaning ⓘ status of analytic truths ⓘ |
| author |
Willard Van Orman Quine
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surface form:
W. V. O. Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
reductionism about meaning and knowledge is untenable
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the analytic–synthetic distinction is untenable ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
analytic–synthetic dichotomy
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logical empiricism ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ reduction of meaningful statements to sense data ⓘ verificationism ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Philosophical Review ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic critique of logical empiricism
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landmark in 20th-century analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Willard Van Orman Quine
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surface form:
Donald Davidson
Hilary Putnam ⓘ Michael Dummett ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ epistemology in the 20th century ⓘ holism about confirmation ⓘ naturalized epistemology ⓘ philosophy of language in the 20th century ⓘ semantic holism ⓘ |
| isOftenAnthologizedIn |
collections of analytic philosophy
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readings in epistemology ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | university philosophy curricula ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
analytic–synthetic distinction
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empiricism ⓘ meaning and verification ⓘ reductionism ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovementCritiqued | Vienna Circle ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| proposes |
confirmation holism
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web of belief metaphor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
indeterminacy of translation
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ontological relativity ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Epistemology Naturalized
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Word and Object ⓘ |
| title |
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism”
self-link
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surface form:
Two Dogmas of Empiricism
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