Single Idea 3880

[catalogued under 13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 6. Scepticism Critique]

Full Idea

If the evidence for p is q, and that is the only evidence there is or can be, then 'p' means q. Hence there is no gap between evidence and conclusion, and the sceptical problem does not arise.

Clarification

Logical positivism says meaning is the same as the verification of the proposition

Gist of Idea

Logical positivism avoids scepticism, by closing the gap between evidence and conclusion

Source

Roger Scruton (Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey [1994], 3.2)

Book Reference

Scruton,Roger: 'Modern Philosophy: introduction and survey' [Sinclair-Stevenson 1994], p.25