A New Role for Data in the Philosophy of Science

There exists a problem of the circularity in measurement: construction of theories requires reliable data, but obtaining reliable data requires reliable measurement devices whose construction requires a theory. I argue that adapting Anil Gupta's empiricist epistemology to a scientific context y...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Molly Kao
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Éditions Kimé 2015-03-01
Series:Philosophia Scientiæ
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/philosophiascientiae/1052