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Single Idea 1627

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems ]

Full Idea

Any statement can be held true come what may, if we make drastic enough adjustments elsewhere in the system.

Gist of Idea

Any statement can be held true if we make enough adjustment to the rest of the system

Source

Willard Quine (Two Dogmas of Empiricism [1953], p.43)

Book Ref

Quine,Willard: 'From a Logical Point of View' [Harper and Row 1963], p.43