Some Philosophical Background - rbjones/HoLoTruth GitHub Wiki

A natural basis for a minimalistic philosophy oriented towards formal science, engineering and technology is the positivistic tradition, particulalry in its most recent manifestation in the philosophy of Rudolf Carnap. The philosophy outlined here can therefore be considered a moderate 21st Century Neo-positivism. If you don't know what that means, don't worry, all will be explained. If you think you know what it means, bear in mind that positivism is traditionally anti-philosophical. It sweeps most philosophy into the waste-bin, and is therefore generally condemned and misrepresented by virtually all professional philosophers.

So here are a few notes mentioning doctrines commonly associated with Rudolf Carnap which were not in fact present or significant in his mature philosophy, and are not here adopted.