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...
Main Author: | David Mitsuo Nixon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2004-06-01
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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 |
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