Lexicon of Arguments

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I 77
Def Positivism/Hacking:
1st Verification,
2nd observation,
3rd VsCausality,
4th VsExplanation (just brings phenomena in an order that does not explain why.),
5th VsTheoretical Entities,
6th VsMetaphysics (leaves nothing that is not verifiable).
>Verification, >Observation, >Causality, >Explanations, >Theoretical entities, >Metaphysics.
I 80
PopperVs the label "positivist", VsSense Data - not VsMetaphysics: non-verifiable sentences are acceptable as a first step. That was later refuted by Popper.
>K. Popper, >Sense data.
I 80
Empiricism: empiricism is concerned with measuring (theoretical entities exist).
>Empiricism, >Measurements.
Positivism: positivism is concerned with seeing, feeling, smelling, hearing, tasting (theoretical entities do not exist).

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