A.J. Ayer, Language, Truth, and Logic | Examples of Philosophical Nonsense | Philosophy Core Concept

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This Core Concept video focuses on A.J. Ayer's work of logical positivism, Language, Truth, and Logic, and examines in particular the examples that he provides in chapter 1 of philosophical positions, beliefs, or assertions he calls nonsense.

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[therrydicule]

Dr Sadler, do not take that as an insult, but I am relieved to see that I am not the only one visibly getting older.

[albertakesson]

Oh, this is great stuff.
I recently learned about the Grelling-Nelson paradox, and I think this confirms not only some things about the weaknesses in our languange, but also common belief in logic and truth. I seems like philosophical rationalism got it all backwards somehow, exactly from the disposition between _having_ properties and _being_ in existence?

[Shaolinportoviejo]

Damnit Ayer's yucking my Hegel. And the former is so much easier to understand.