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verification principle — noun or verification theory : verifiability principle * * * verification principle noun (in logical positivism) the principle that a statement is meaningful only if its truth or falsity can be established empirically • • • Main Entry: ↑verify … Useful english dictionary
verification principle — (or verifiability principle ) The principle central to logical positivism, according to which the meaning of a statement is its method of verification. Sentences apparently expressing propositions that admit of no verification (such as those of… … Philosophy dictionary
verification — principle … Philosophy dictionary
verification/verifiability principle — The central principle of logical positivism, the verification principle states that the meaning of non analytic statements is found in their conditions of verification. On this view, all non analytical statements that do not have verification… … Christian Philosophy
Verification theory — The verification theory (of meaning) is a philosophical theory proposed by the logical positivists of the Vienna Circle. A simplified form of the theory states that a proposition s meaning is determined by the method through which it is… … Wikipedia
verification theory — noun see verification principle … Useful english dictionary
Principle of compositionality — In mathematics, semantics, and philosophy of language, the Principle of Compositionality is the principle that the meaning of a complex expression is determined by the meanings of its constituent expressions and the rules used to combine them.… … Wikipedia
principle, verification — see verification/verifiability principle … Christian Philosophy
principle, verifiability — see verification/verifiability principle … Christian Philosophy
verifiability principle — noun The principle, especially in 20th century empiricism, that a statement has meaning if, and only if, either it can be verified by means of empirical observations or it is logically true by definition. It is generally agreed among most… … Wiktionary
