For sites about Alfred Jules Ayer (1910-1989), the philosopher who established the central doctrines of English logical positivism. "There never comes a point where a theory can be said to be true. The most that one can claim for any theory is that it has shared the successes of all its rivals and that it has passed at least one test which they have failed." 1. Columbia Encyclopedia: Ayer, Sir Alfred Jules - Biographical paragraph. 2. Did Atheist Philosopher See God? - Article by William Cash, recounting an attending physician's account of Ayer's near-death in 1988. 3. Language Truth Logic and God - Excerpt from Ayer's 1946 Language Truth and Logic. 4. The Brains Trust - Ayer's description of his experience with this 1950s TV panel discussion show. 5. A. J. Ayer to Harrod, 2 December 1933 - Text of two letters in which Ayer lays out his thoughts on verification. 6. FOLDOC: Ayer Alfred Jules - Concise entry from this philosophical database.

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