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Why should I be concerned about how much forward I’ve moved in relation to interstellar space? One has to be practical; I am a positivist, my dear sir.'
'An argument worthy of a table leg.
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― The Dark Domain
― The Dark Domain
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Both [Quine and Feyerabend] want to revise a version of positivism. Quine started with the Vienna Circle, and Feyerabend with the Copenhagen school of quantum mechanics. Both the Circle and the school have been called children of Ernst Mach; if so, the philosophies of Feyerabend and Quine must be his grandchildren.
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― Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy?
― Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy?
