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Full Idea
If the logical positivists established anything it is that there is no way of demarcating science from metaphysics.
Gist of Idea
Perhaps logical positivism showed that there is no dividing line between science and metaphysics
Source
Michael Lockwood (Mind, Brain and the Quantum [1989], p.313)
Book Ref
Lockwood,Michael: 'Mind,Brain and the Quantum:The Compound 'I'' [Blackwell 1991], p.313
A Reaction
So many problems arise for philosophers because of the passion for 'demarcating' things. Close study, experiments, statistics and measurements occur in every walk of life.