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Language Truth and Logic review à 104 Function of philosophy nature of philosophical analysis the a priori truth probability critiue of ethics theology self the common world etcIntroductionThe elimination of metaphysicsThe fun Polemical Yes Dogmatic Sure Pretentious AbsolutelyThis is still among my favorite books of all time You will never look at the world the same way ever again after reading it It changed my life And for the better

Language Truth and Logic review à 104 Classic introduction to objectives methods of schools of empiricism linguistic analysis especially of the logical positivism derived from the Vienna Circle Topics elimination of metaphysics SOCRATES is sitting in his living room on an easy chair reading a newspaper Suddenly he hears a knock on the door and gets up to answer it Standing there is AYER a skinny young man in a grey suit with short cropped hair He is smiling and staring intently at SOCRATESSOC Hello How may I help youAYER Hello My name is Alfred Jules Ayer but most people call me Freddie How are you todaySOC I m fine uite fine thanks Are you selling something Because I m afraid I am not interestedAYER Oh no no no I m a member of the Vienna Circle and I m going door to door to promote our doctrine of logical positivism It s the amazing new doctrine that solves all philosophical problems now and for good May I come inSOC Really Is that so Yes sure come in Sit down here on the cou

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Language Truth and Logic review à 104 Ction of philosophy The nature of philosophical analysisThe a priori Truth probabilityCritiue of ethics theologyThe self the common worldSolutions of outstanding philosophical disputesIndex This book is the English explanation of the main doctrine of Vienna Circle an association of philosophers that applied verificationism on Wittgenstein s Tractatus Logico Philosophicus which formed the basis for the group s philosophy Ayer wrote Wittgenstein did not then figure in the Oxford curriculum and I knew nothing about him at all until I started to read this book Its effect on me was overwhelming This was exactly what I wanted the very conclusions I had been groping towards on my own All the difficulties that had perplexed me were instantly removedThe views which are put forward in this treatise derive from the doctrines of Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein which are themselves the logical outcome of the empiricism of Berkeley and David HumeAyer starts by definin