"Philosophy is a Waste of Time" | Language, Truth, and Logic

Have you ever got the idea that a lot of philosophy is sort of...off somehow. Maybe you have heard philosophers make some deeply implausible claims about time being made up and the world not existing. Well, there is one notable philosopher who thought that a lot of philosophy is a waste of time. AJ Ayer was a British philosopher and verificationist who wanted to purge philosophy of nonsense and make it into a beautiful and precise discipline. And while he did not fully succeed, he raised some important points that are worth considering.

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00:00 Language, Truth, and Logic
01:05 A Crisis in Philosophy
03:31 The Verification Principle
07:39 The Victims of Verificationism
10:40 A New Philosophy
13:50 The Fall of Verificationism

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