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Sir Alfred Jules Ayer (or Freddie Ayer as he was known) {1910 – 1989} was an English academic and public philosopher who espoused positivist ideas – that statements that could not be objectively verified are meaningless and of no value.
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Author: Keith
Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.
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