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What were the three related arenas of philosophical thought influential in the first half of the twentieth century?
What were the three related arenas of philosophical thought influential in the first half of the twentieth century?
Positivism, empiricism, and logical positivism
Who were the classical sources of the empiricist tradition?
Who were the classical sources of the empiricist tradition?
John Locke and David Hume
What was the fundamental claim of empiricism?
What was the fundamental claim of empiricism?
All human knowledge has its origins in the human senses
Who were the originators of the positivist tradition?
Who were the originators of the positivist tradition?
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What was the goal of positivism?
What was the goal of positivism?
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What was the fundamental claim of empiricism?
What was the fundamental claim of empiricism?
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Which tradition called for skepticism of scientific concepts but was fundamentally committed to the primacy of scientific knowledge?
Which tradition called for skepticism of scientific concepts but was fundamentally committed to the primacy of scientific knowledge?
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What was the goal of positivism?
What was the goal of positivism?
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Which tradition believed that all human knowledge has its origins in the human senses and solely in them?
Which tradition believed that all human knowledge has its origins in the human senses and solely in them?
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What was the oldest self-conscious tradition influential throughout much of the first half of the twentieth century?
What was the oldest self-conscious tradition influential throughout much of the first half of the twentieth century?
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What is the main challenge in determining the beginning and end of the story of generative phonology?
What is the main challenge in determining the beginning and end of the story of generative phonology?
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According to the passage, what was the starting point of generative phonology?
According to the passage, what was the starting point of generative phonology?
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What is one of the main characteristics shared by the theories of phonological representations studied in the 1980s and generative phonology?
What is one of the main characteristics shared by the theories of phonological representations studied in the 1980s and generative phonology?
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In what way does the passage describe the story of generative phonology?
In what way does the passage describe the story of generative phonology?
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What characteristic differentiates the theories of phonological representations studied in the 1980s from generative phonology?
What characteristic differentiates the theories of phonological representations studied in the 1980s from generative phonology?
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