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verificationism: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of science

the logical positivist doctrine that a statement is meaningful only if it is analytic or can be verified by experience.

In philosophy of science, verificationism refers to the logical positivist doctrine that a statement is meaningful only if it is analytic or can be verified by experience. This meaning comes from Ayer (1936/1971) in Language, truth and logic.[1]

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  1. Ayer, A. J. (1971). Language, truth and logic. Penguin. (Original work published 1936) ISBN 9780140212006

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