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Trend of philosophical thought, also often called "neopositivism" and "logical empiricism," which began in the 1920s with the Vienna Circle. Its key tenet was the verifiability criterion, according to which no statement has any meaning beyond the manner in which it is verified.

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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Logical Positivism Detailed article by Mauro Murzi, reviewing the development and legacy of this movement. www.utm.edu/research/iep/l/logpos.htm

PhilosophyPages: Logical Positivism Concise survey of this school and the related doctrine of "ethical emotivism." www.philosophypages.com/hy/6q.htm

Wikipedia: Logical Positivism Entry from the openly-edited encyclopedia. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_positivism

Comte, Ayer and Logical Positivism Lecture reviewing the development of this doctrine and its impact on psychology. www.sar.bolton.ac.uk/ltl/lecture2/logical_positivism.htm

Columbia Encyclopedia: Logical Positivism A concise description of this movement. www.bartleby.com/65/lo/logicalp.html

FOLDOC: Logical Positivism Entry from this philosophical database, including an excerpt from The Ism Book. www.swif.uniba.it/lei/foldop/foldoc.cgi?logical+positivism

PhilSci Archive: Logical Positivism/Logical Empiricism Collection of online papers in Microsoft Word format, with abstracts in HTML. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/../../..

Logical Positivism Site dedicated to this doctrine, with quotes, frequently asked questions, and links. logicalpositivism.org/shweb?file=home

Neopositivism: Linguistic Philosophy and Critical Rationalism A section from Andras Gedo's work Crisis Consciousness in Contemporary Philosophy. www.autodidactproject.org/other/gedoco2a.html