PHIL 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Modus Ponens, Correspondence Theory Of Truth, Strong Programme
16 Sep 2013
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Wittgenstein said the only things we can actually talk about are our thoughts/statements made. This is because every time you talk about something, you are skewing it, so you are not experiencing what it really is, but your personal bias interpretation of it. The vienna circle thought this was a really prominent idea. Wittgenstein says the only thing you can meaningfully read into is language. Synthetic (absolutely must be a test to verify it is true) Popper became known as the official opposition to the vienna circle. If p, then q = not q then not p. If you pass the exam, you pass the course. Reverse = if you don"t pass the course, you don"t pass the exam. (deduction). Observation is subjective because you are using your own set of senses, which are unique and one of a kind. To infer, would be to create an objective truth, or reality.
