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“To get at the meaning of a statement the logical positivist asks, "What would the world be like if it were true?" The operationist asks, "What would we have to do to come to believe it?" For the pragmatist the question is, "What would we do if did believe it?"”

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Abraham Kaplan, an American philosopher, was born on June 11, 1918, and passed away on June 19, 1993. He is known for his contributions to critical theory, phenomenology, and philosophy of language. more

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