Ayer sees philosophy as giving first principles that explain reality as a whole.
Ayer sees philosophy as giving first principles that explain reality as a whole.
What would these principles that "explain reality as a whole" be based on?
If they were based on sense experience, then they'd be handled by science, not by philosophy.
If they weren't based on sense experience, then they'd be metaphysical nonsense.
Ayer sees philosophy as giving first principles that explain reality as a whole.
What would these principles that "explain reality as a whole" be based on?
If they were based on sense experience, then they'd be handled by science, not by philosophy.
If they weren't based on sense experience, then they'd be metaphysical nonsense.