Language, Truth and Logic

Penguin Modern Classics

By: A.J. Ayer

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Paperback | 26 April 2001 | Edition Number 1

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A. J. Ayer was only twenty-four when he finished this irreverent and electrifying book, yet it shook the foundations of Anglo-American philosophy and made its author notorious.

Elaborating on the doctrines of Russell, Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle, Ayer argued that factual propositions were only meaningful if they could be verified by direct experience. This enabled him to reject metaphysical claims about god, the absolute and objective values as, literally, nonsense. The statement 'Theft is wrong', he argued, is merely the equivalent of saying 'Down with theft!' Language, Truth and Logic's shocking argument was a direct challenge to moral, philosophical and religious authority. Yet it became a classic text, which not only revitalized British philosophy but set a new standard for philosophical debate.

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Non-Fiction Psychology Language & Linguistics Linguistics Philosophy of Language Philosophy Epistemology & The Theory of Knowledge History of Western Philosophy Western Philosophy Analytical Philosophy & Logical Positivism Metaphysics & Ontology Philosophy & Logic

Introduction
Further Reading
Preface	p. 9
The Elimination of Metaphysics	p. 13
The Function of Philosophy	p. 30
The Nature of Philosophical Analysis	p. 48
The A Priori	p. 64
Truth and Probability	p. 84
Critique of Ethics and Theology	p. 104
The Self and the Common World	p. 127
Solutions of Outstanding Philosophical Disputes	p. 144
Appendix	p. 171
Index	p. 200
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