Unverifiability-By-Me
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https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2025-10-3-117-123Keywords:
verifiability-principle, logical possibility, causal possibility, sensual experience, introspective experience.Abstract
The paper presents an analysis of the notions of ‘verifiability-in-principle’ and ‘(un)verifiability-byme’. Based on the distinction between logical and causal possibility, it is shown that the pronoun ‘I’ is not a demonstrative symbol lacking any descriptive elements. This means that proposition about causally inaccessible to me but logically possible experiences are meaningful. Thus, the verifiability principle can contain no reference to me and my experiences.
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