The Verification Principle Flashcards
1
Q
who were the logical positivists?
A
a group of philosophers in the 1920s and 30s (the vienna circle) who believed some statements are meaningful and others are not
2
Q
what is the verification principle?
A
a statement is only meaningful if it is able to be verified by an empirical experience or tautology
3
Q
why did the vienna circle feel the need for a verification principle?
A
in order to distinguish between what is meaningful and what is not
4
Q
for logical positivists, what is the answer in the search for truth?
A
science
5
Q
why is any talk of God nonsense, wether atheist to theist?
A
because it can’t be proved empirically
6
Q
where does the verification principle leave the language of poetry, myth, and ethics?
A
negates a lot of human language, including scientific statements
