Ayer - 4 and 5: Human Knowledge

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Ayer holds that the truths of logic and mathematics are analytic (or tautologies). An "analytic statement" is defined as a statement that

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Ayer holds that the truths of logic and mathematics are analytic (or tautologies). An "analytic statement" is defined as a statement that

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Ayer rejects this. He sees analytic statements as statements that are true because of language conventions.

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Ayer holds that the truths of logic and mathematics are analytic (or tautologies). An "analytic statement" is defined as a statement that

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"All bachelors are single" is a simple example of an analytic statement. It's true because "bachelor" means "single man." So "All bachelors are single" really means "All single men are single" -- which is true but tells us nothing about the world.

In short, analytic statements are statements that are true because of language conventions.

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Ayer holds that the truths of logic and mathematics are analytic (or tautologies). An "analytic statement" is defined as a statement that

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Huh? What have you been drinking.

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