'''Logical positivism''', also known as logical empiricism, neo-positivism, and empirio-criticism, was a philosophical school originating in the 1920's.
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'''Logical positivism''', also known as logical empiricism, neo-positivism, and empirio-criticism, was a philosophical school originating in the 1920s.
Its adherents attempted to rid philosophy of [[metaphysics]] by dismissing metaphysical statements as literally meaningless.
Its adherents attempted to rid philosophy of [[metaphysics]] by dismissing metaphysical statements as literally meaningless.
Logical positivism is perhaps best known today for its defense of the [[verifiability criterion of meaning]].
Logical positivism is perhaps best known today for its defense of the [[verifiability criterion of meaning]].