HPS250H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rudolf Carnap, Axon Terminal, Falsifiability
20 Oct 2013
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Carnap - solved same way as kant (both empirical): Diagnosis: what we experience depends on accepted theories. We slice our world by means of our theories (intuitively) We"re all innately inclined towards classifying our surroundings, by means of conclusions based on previous experiences. Scenario 1: my range of perception consists of only 6 colours. Scenario 2: range of perception = 12 colours. Scenario 3: range of perception = greyscale. Conclusion made = there are mountains on the moon. We"d never trust proposition of we did not assume trustworthiness of telescope properly calibrated, adequate materials. We would not, with similar surety, trust this proposition with another, less-perceived-as-accurate instrument. Conclusive theory: we can accept the results of telescopic observations only if we trust our optics. We can intuitively spot circular-reasoning and discriminate against their integration into our own system of accepted concepts. Proposition: there is an apple in front of me.
