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The Metamorphosis of Philosophy. By John Oulton Wisdom. (Al-Maaref Press, Cairo. 1947. Pp. vi. 224.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2009

Winston F. H. Barnes
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Philosophy , Volume 24 , Issue 91 , October 1949 , pp. 374 - 376
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 1949

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page 375 note 1 To quote another logical positivist, Carnap, who says: “Obviously we must understand a sentence, i.e. we must know its meaning, before we can try to find out whether it is true or not.” “Testability and Meaning” in Philosophy of Science, III (1936), p. 420Google Scholar.

page 375 note 2 Its appearing to do so distinguishes it from poetry. There are other differences which the author does not mention!