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The second section (of three) of the fourth part of my series on the philosophy of science. In this video I cover the rise of logical positivism. I describe the basic concepts and ideas that constitute logical positivism. Up next: the fall of logical positivism.
My History and Philosophy of Science playlist (so far): youtube.com/user/SisyphusRedeemed#grid/user/67E2553770A6E39E
The second section (of three) of the fourth part of my series on the philosophy of science. In this video I cover the rise of logical positivism. I describe the basic concepts and ideas that constitute logical positivism. Up next: the fall of logical positivism.
My History and Philosophy of Science playlist (so far): youtube.com/user/SisyphusRedeemed#grid/user/67E2553770A6E39E









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