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Full Idea
I know of no serious defence of 'translational phenomenalism' since Ayer's in 1940.
Clarification
The 'translation' is object expressions into sensation expressions
Gist of Idea
No one has defended translational phenomenalism since Ayer in 1940
Source
report of A.J. Ayer (The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge [1940]) by Jaegwon Kim - What is 'naturalized epistemology'? 303-4+n
Book Ref
'Epistemology - An Anthology', ed/tr. Sosa,E. /Kim,J. [Blackwell 2000], p.303
A Reaction
We can think of Ayer as a hero who explored how far extreme empiricism would go. We still have anti-realists who are singing from a revised version of the song-sheet. Personally I am with Russell, that we must embrace the best explanation.
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