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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 5. Meaning as Verification
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A statement is meaningful if observation statements can be deduced from it [Ayer]
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Directly verifiable statements must entail at least one new observation statement [Ayer]
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The principle of verification is not an empirical hypothesis, but a definition [Ayer]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 1. Propositions
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Sentences only express propositions if they are meaningful; otherwise they are 'statements' [Ayer]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric
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Plato's whole philosophy may be based on being duped by reification - a figure of speech [Benardete,JA on Plato]
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