On the Derivation of Empirical Indicators within a Theoretical Framework: The Case of Physical Geometry
First Statement of Responsibility
by Martin Carrier.
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Dordrecht
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Springer Netherlands
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1994
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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(xviii, 278 pages)
SERIES
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University of Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, A Series of Books in Philosophy of Science, Methodology, Epistemology Logic, History of Science, and Related Fields, 53.
CONTENTS NOTE
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A. Theory and Evidence in Scientific Theories --;I / The Theory-Ladenness of Observation and Measurement --;II / The Completeness of Theories --;III / Completeness in Natural Science and Psychology --;B. Theory and Evidence in Physical Geometry --;IV / Reichenbach Loops in Operation: The Conventionality of Physical Geometry --;V / The Completeness of General Relativity Theory --;VI / The Conventionality of Physical Geometry: A Reconsideration --;Notes --;Index of Names --;Index of Subjects.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Earlier in this century, many philosophers of science (for example, Rudolf Carnap) drew a fairly sharp distinction between theory and observation, between theoretical terms like 'mass' and 'electron', and observation terms like 'measures three meters in length' and 'is _2 Degrees Celsius'.