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