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[filed under theme 12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 5. A Priori Synthetic ]

Full Idea

Logical positivism has been concisely summarised as 'there is no synthetic a priori'.

Gist of Idea

Logical positivism amounts to no more than 'there is no synthetic a priori'

Source

José A. Benardete (Metaphysics: the logical approach [1989], Ch.18)

Book Ref

Benardete,José A.: 'Metaphysics: The Logical Approach' [OUP 1989], p.131