A. J. Ayer, "Logical Positivism" (1959):
"... since the war the prevailing tendency in England has been
to replace this uncompromising positivism with its blanket
rejection of metaphysics, its respect for scientific method,
its assumption that in so far as philosophical problems are
genuine at all they can be definitely solved by logical
analysis, by an approach to philosophy which is empirical ...
Generalizations are distrusted, particular examples are
multiplied and carefully dissected. An attempt is made to
illuminate every facet of a problem rather than to hammer or
carve out a solution, common sense reigns as a constitutional,
if not an absolute, monarch, philosophical thrones are put to
the touchstone of the way in which words are actually used.
The metaphysician is treated no longer as a criminal but as a
patient, there may be good reasons why he says the strange
things that he does."
The Raku Study Group
December 22, 2024 1pm in California, 9pm in the UK
An informal meeting: drop by when you can, show us what you've got,
ask and answer questions, or just listen and lurk.
Perl and programming in general are fair game, along with Raku,
Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85910590572?pwd=PtpYfMk7swG5GU7JrIGOhF0HKKTXBG.1
Passcode: 4RakuRoll
