Language, truth and logic / A.J. Ayer ; with an introduction by Ben Rogers.
By: Ayer, A. J. (Alfred Jules)
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BookPublisher: London : Penguin, 2001Edition: [New ed.].Description: 206p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 0141186046(pbk.); 9780141186047.Subject(s): Logic | Truth | Philosophy | Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism | Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge | Philosophy: logicDDC classification: 101 AYE Summary: Ayer rejected metaphysical claims about god, the absolute, and objective values as completely nonsensical. First published in 1936 when he was only 24, this work shook the foundations of Anglo-American philosophy and made its author notorious.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library Ground Floor Main | 101 AYE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000458657 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
If you can't prove something, it is literally senseless - so argues Ayer in this irreverent and electrifying book. Statements are either true by definition (as in maths), or can be verified by direct experience. Ayer rejected metaphysical claims about god, the absolute, and objective values as completely nonsensical. Ayer was only 24 when he finished LANGUAGE, TRUTH & LOGIC, yet it shook the foundations of Anglo-American philosophy and made its author notorious. It became a classic text, cleared away the cobwebs in philosophical thinking, and has been enormously influential.
Previous ed.: 1971.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ayer rejected metaphysical claims about god, the absolute, and objective values as completely nonsensical. First published in 1936 when he was only 24, this work shook the foundations of Anglo-American philosophy and made its author notorious.