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theartofcombinations t1_itvu4u0 wrote

Reply to comment by RyeZuul 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

“True justified belief” is not a good criterion for knowledge (cf. Gettier)

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RyeZuul t1_itw8tlg wrote

You can reword it to "tentative, seemingly reliable, predictable and useful conceptual relationships between abstracts and observations" if you like. I think we can usually clump together enough common ground to infer what was meant relative to the general thrust of the argument. I just wanted to be quick and non-weasel wordy with it.

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shaim2 t1_itvzryb wrote

So what is?

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TomasFitz t1_ity19gx wrote

Nothing, the concept of truth is simply an empty and reflexive compliment we pay to those of our ideas that are useful in helping us do what we want to do, see Rorty, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature.

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