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The Reality of the Unobservable: Observability, Unobservability and Their Impact on the Issue of Scientific Realism
. Ed(S): Agazzi, Evandro; Pauri, Massimo
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Paperback. Editor(s): Agazzi, Evandro; Pauri, Massimo. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PHDV; PHQ; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
Observability and Scientific Realism It is commonly thought that the birth of modern natural science was made possible by an intellectual shift from a mainly abstract and specuJative conception of the world to a carefully elaborated image based on observations. There is some grain of truth in this claim, but this grain depends very much on what one takes observation to be. In the philosophy of science of our century, observation has been practically equated with sense perception. This is understandable if we think of the attitude of radical empiricism that inspired Ernst Mach and the philosophers of the Vienna ... Read more
Observability and Scientific Realism It is commonly thought that the birth of modern natural science was made possible by an intellectual shift from a mainly abstract and specuJative conception of the world to a carefully elaborated image based on observations. There is some grain of truth in this claim, but this grain depends very much on what one takes observation to be. In the philosophy of science of our century, observation has been practically equated with sense perception. This is understandable if we think of the attitude of radical empiricism that inspired Ernst Mach and the philosophers of the Vienna ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048154586
SKU
V9789048154586
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