Quine's indeterminacy of the analytic/synthetic distinction undermines any principled demarcation between logical and extra-logical vocabulary on which Bolzano's criterion depends.
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Willard Van Orman Quine was a 20th-century American philosopher who wrote about how we know things and how language works. In this statement, we're discussing one of his specific ideas about observation.
analytic/synthetic distinction(Vienna Circle logical empiricism)
A central component of the Vienna Circle's philosophical framework, distinguishing between statements true by virtue of meaning (analytic) and statements true by virtue of empirical fact (synthetic)
criterion(as used in philosophy to describe a test for whether an idea works)
A standard or rule used to decide whether something counts as true or valid.
demarcation(describing the core issue shared by both conceptions)
The problem of drawing a clear line between two things—in this case, figuring out where one concept ends and another begins.
indeterminacy(Decision-making under uncertainty in political and legal contexts)
Uncertainty or lack of definite knowledge afflicting one or more conditions of a decision procedure, making it impossible to fully specify choices and their outcomes