Full Idea
The empiricist doctrine to which we are committed is a logical doctrine concerning the distinction between analytic propositions, synthetic propositions, and metaphysical verbiage.
Clarification
'Verbiage' is pointless, empty words
Gist of Idea
My empiricism logically distinguishes analytic and synthetic propositions, and metaphysical verbiage
Source
A.J. Ayer (Language,Truth and Logic [1936], Ch.7)
Book Reference
Ayer,A.J.: 'Language, Truth and Logic' [Penguin 1974], p.161
A Reaction
This is the tough logical positivist version of empiricism. The whole project stumbles on the relationship between a synthetic proposition and its verifying experiences. How close? What of wild speculations? The analytic part is interesting, though.