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Ayer claims that a table is a logical construction out of sense experiences. This means that

    { 1 } - talking about material objects is just a way to talk about our sensations.
    { 2 } - there are no material objects.
    { 3 } - material objects are fictitious entities (like Cinderella).

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1 is correct!

Ayer claims that a table is a logical construction out of sense experiences. This means that

In principle, we could replace statements about material objects (like "I'm sitting on a CHAIR") with equivalent statements about what actual or possible sensations are obtainable under what conditions.

This view is sometimes called PHENOMENALISM.

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2 is wrong. Please try again.

Ayer claims that a table is a logical construction out of sense experiences. This means that

    { 1 } - talking about material objects is just a way to talk about our sensations.
    { 2 } - there are no material objects.
    { 3 } - material objects are fictitious entities (like Cinderella).

Ayer thinks that there really are material objects (like chairs) -- and that we can verify this by sense experience.

Ayer is interested in what it means to say "This material object exists." He says that such statements are logically equivalent to statements that mention just sensations and not material objects.

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3 is wrong. Please try again.

Ayer claims that a table is a logical construction out of sense experiences. This means that

    { 1 } - talking about material objects is just a way to talk about our sensations.
    { 2 } - there are no material objects.
    { 3 } - material objects are fictitious entities (like Cinderella).

In the story, Cinderella is a young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by a fairy godmother and a handsome prince. This story is not literally true. In fact, there was no such girl.

Statements about material objects (like "I'm sitting on a chair") can be literally true (unlike ones about Cinderella). But such statements are logically equivalent to ones that mention just sensations and not material objects.

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