They testify to a world beyond our perception. But by themselves, they can’t confirm the central truths of Christianity.

excerpted from Language, Truth, and Logic (New York: Dover, 1952) by A. J. Ayer "The criterion which we use to test the genuineness of apparent statements of fact is the criterion of verifiability. We ...

Studies in Communication contributed to the Communication Research Centre, University College, London By A. J. Ayer, J. B. S. Haldane, Colin Cherry, Sir Geoffrey ...

Among the countless philosophers who have attempted to answer this question, A.J. Ayer has concluded that moral statements are nothing but expressions of emotive attitudes towards actions.