"Two Dogmas of Empiricism" is a philosophical essay by Willard Van Orman Quine that critiques the distinction between analytic and synthetic statements. Quine argues that this distinction, which suggests some truths are based solely on meanings, is flawed. He believes that all knowledge is interconnected and that no statement is immune to revision based on empirical evidence. The essay also challenges the idea of reductionism, which posits that each meaningful statement can be translated into a logical form based on observational terms. Quine asserts that this view oversimplifies the complexity of scientific theories and the web of beliefs that support them, emphasizing the holistic nature of knowledge.