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Observation Sentences
Philosopher W.V. Quine explains observation sentences, noting that they are also occasion sentences. By this he means they are sentences which may be true now, but false a little later. As an example, he offers the sentence, "It's raining." Professo...
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Does All Knowledge Come from Experience?: W.V.O. Quine and Contemporary Empiricism
W.V.O. Quine, one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century, is a naturalist and an empiricist. Quine views science as a vast web of interconnected beliefs which is related to the sensory experience only "along the periphery." Vital c...