Language, Truth and Logic (Paperback, [New Ed.])

A.J. Ayer; Introduction by Ben Rogers

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Irreverent and electrifying, when A. J. Ayer’s epoch-making work was published in 1936 it shook the foundations of British philosophy, and made its author notorious. He argues that if you cannot prove a statement by scientific methods, or by experience, it is literally meaningless. In this sense, everything else – morals, aesthetics, religion, philosphy itself – becomes nonsensical. For example, to say that murder is wrong is a meaningless statement – you are simply saying that you do not like it. Ayer’s shocking argument, known as Logical Positivism, was a direct challenge to orthodox morality. Yet it became a classic text, revitalizing British philosophy and setting it on an entirely new course.

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Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Penguin Modern Classics
Release date:	April 2001
First published:	July 2008
Authors:	A.J. Ayer
Introduction by:	Ben Rogers
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
Edition:	[New Ed.]
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-118604-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Analytical & linguistic philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Analytical & linguistic philosophy Promotions
LSN:	0-14-118604-6
Barcode:	9780141186047