Logical Positivist (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The philosopher's argument that metaphysical statements are meaningless was rooted in her adherence to logical positivism.
- As a logical positivist, he rejected the idea that moral statements could be objective truths.
- The logical positivist movement of the early 20th century had a profound impact on the development of analytic philosophy.
- Her critique of traditional metaphysics was influenced by the logical positivist idea that only empirically verifiable statements are meaningful.
- The logical positivist philosopher argued that statements about God or an afterlife are meaningless because they cannot be empirically verified.