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ridgecoyote t1_itw453p wrote

Reply to comment by DarkSkyKnight in Logical positivism does not dispense with metaphysics, as it aimed to. It merely proposes a different kind of metaphysics, in which natural sciences take the privileged position once occupied by rationalist metaphysics. by IAI_Admin

His claim that Bertrand Russel was a logical positivist? I thought was common knowledge. At least, that’s what I learned in jr. College and I’ve assumed it was true ever since.

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DarkSkyKnight t1_itwf17l wrote

His (implied) claim that set theories start from empirical observations.

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ridgecoyote t1_itwgkjw wrote

Ahh. Thanks for clarification. I had issues with that as well, but then, I’m a Pragmatist

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zhoushmoe t1_itx5s8g wrote

Where else would they start?

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DarkSkyKnight t1_itxjy3h wrote

I really don't know if you're genuinely asking, but linking a possible chain of inspirations through wiki pages is not a rigorous demonstration of their claim.

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noactuallyitspoptart t1_iu4rmui wrote

Russell was not a logical positivist, he predates the logical positivists and only agrees with some aspects of their project.

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ridgecoyote t1_iu59loi wrote

Thanks for the update. Never been a big Russel fan. I prefer Josiah Royce’s metaphysical system and find it more logical

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