In the context of the discussion about empty concepts
Hello. In the context of the discussion about empty concepts. Is every claim that a concept is empty positivism rather than empiricism? For example, did Berkeley deny the existence of matter or claim that matter is an empty concept?
No. Positivism holds that claims or concepts that we have no way of measuring are empty. But even someone who is not a positivist can argue that a concept or claim is empty for a specific reason.
I'm not well-versed in Berkeley, but as far as I know, he was a failure, just like Yom and for the same reasons (extreme empiricism).
Thank you very much. If Berkeley denied matter and did not define it as an empty concept, then what is the difference between idealism and solipsism of matter?
Search the internet. What does this have to do with anything?
Hello, does the argument "to be is to be perceived" claim that everything that is not perceived (or perceived) is an empty concept, or does it only deny the existence of the unperceived (or unperceived)?
It depends on who is making the claim. It can be interpreted either way.
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