Q&A: Assertion
Originally published:
This is an English translation (via GPT-5.4). Read the original Hebrew version.
Assertion
Question
According to the logical positivists, is an assertion that cannot be evaluated empirically a pseudo-assertion, or not an assertion at all? In The First Existents on page 18 you write that it is not an assertion, and on page 20 you write pseudo-assertion. Is that a contradiction?
Answer
No. It is not an assertion, except that it has the appearance of an assertion. That is why it is called a pseudo-assertion.