What would it Mean to Directly Observe Electrons?

In this paper it is argued that a proper understanding of the justification of perceptual beliefs leaves open the possibility that normal humans, unaided by microscopes, could genuinely know, by direct observation, of the existence of a theoretical entity like an electron. A particular theory of jus...

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Main Author: David Mitsuo Nixon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2004-06-01
Series:Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/14684/13455