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by homaip
Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:39 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Language
Topic: Later Wittgenstein's Correct Method of Philosophy
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Later Wittgenstein's Correct Method of Philosophy

In his Philosophical Investigations, what is later Wittgenstein's "Correct Method" of philosophy?
by homaip
Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:15 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Weak Points in G.E. Moore's "Refutation of Idealism"
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Weak Points in G.E. Moore's "Refutation of Idealism"

What are some weak points in G.E. Moore's Refutation of Idealism?
by homaip
Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:47 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: GE Moore's "Barren Analytic Truth"
Replies: 2
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GE Moore's "Barren Analytic Truth"

I'm reading Moore's "Refutation of Idealism," but I'm stuck on a concept.

What does Moore mean when he says Esse est percipi must express a necessary synthetic truth? What does he mean by writing the opposite would be a "barren analytic truth"?