Lexicon of Arguments

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I 3
Logical Positivism/Fraassen: added a linguistic component or a meaning theory and a language theory to empiricism - FraassenVsPositivism - (pro empiricism).
Positivism: however, is right that ontological and epistemic problems are actually linguistic - in particular, modality. >Modalities, >Ontology, >Observation language, >Language.
I 13f
Positivism/Theory/Observation/Language/Theoretical Terms/Fraassen: Grover MaxwellVsPositivism: distinction theory/observation cannot be drawn. >Observation.
"Theoretical entities"/Fraassen: category error: only terms are theoretical. >Theories.
1. Can language even be divided in theoretical/non-theoretical?
2. Can objects and events be divided into observable/non-observable?
Maxwell: denies both - Fraassen ditto.
Also in everyday language there are theoretical terms. >Everyday language, >Theoretical terms.
Observable:
For example, a flying horse is observable - seeing-as: prehistoric men see no tennis ball because they can not see it "as".
I 16
Observability/Maxwell/Fraassen: observability is gradual (e.g. by distance). >Unobservables.

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