Observation And Objectivity
Oxford University Press (1987)
Abstract
This book develops an explanation for the roles of observation and theory in scientific endeavor that occupies the middle ground between empiricism and rationalism, and captures the strengths of both approaches. Brown argues that philosophical theories have the same epistemological status as scientific theories and constructs an epistemological theory that provides an account of the role that theory and instruments play in scientific observation. His theory of perception yields a new analysis of objectivity that combines the traditional view of observation as the foundation of scientific objectivity with the contemporary recognition that observation is theory-dependentAuthor's Profile
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BD161.B76 1987
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0195048253 9780195048254
DOI
10.1093/bjps/39.4.551
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