Ayer questions

 

  1. How impossible goals does Ayer see metaphysicians as pursuing and why does he think these goals are impossible?
  2. How does Kant criticize transcendent metaphysics? What objection does his criticism face?
  3. What is the criterion of verifiability? What is it a criterion for?
  4. Explain the difference between practical verifiability and verifiability in principle.
  5. Explain Ayer’s distinction between “strong” and “weak” senses of verifiability. Which does he recommend for an empiricism criterion of meaning?