Quote: Carnap proposed a principle of least action in assigning qualities to point-instants so that they match our experiences

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Roughly summarized, [Carnap's] plan was that qualities should … [x;y;z;t] in such a way as to achieve the laziest world … a world from experience. … but [Carnap's scheme] provides no indication, not even the … translated into Carnap's initial language of sense data … Carnap seems to have appreciated this point afterward; … physical world into statements about immediate experience. …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: Carnap was not able to connect 'quality at location x;y;z;t' with his language of sense data and logic

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