The logical positivists devised a rigid criterion of knowledge: you cannot know anything you cannot empirically verify. The logical positivists’ criterion did not meet its own demand. But scientists never got the memo, and there persists to this day a widespread prejudice that the only “real” sciences are empirical sciences. And Keynesians want to be scientists too!
Benjamin C. Richards
Benjamin C. Richards received his BA in philosophy from Covenant College. He is currently completing his PhD in semiconductor quantum optics at the College of Optical Sciences, the University of Arizona.
