Measurement, Realism and Objectivity

Essays on Measurement in the Social and Physical Sciences
1987. Auflage 1987
ISBN: 978-90-277-2542-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 372 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 699 g

Reihe: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science

The institutionalization of History and Philosophy of Science as a distinct field of scholarly endeavour began comparatively earl- though not always under that name - in the Australasian region. An initial lecturing appointment was made at the University of Melbourne immediately after the Second World War, in 1946, and other appoint­ ments followed as the subject underwent an expansion during the 1950s and 1960s similar to that which took place in other parts of the world. Today there are major Departments at the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales and the University of Wollongong, and smaller groups active in many other parts of Australia and in New Zealand. "Australasian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science" aims to provide a distinctive publication outlet for Australian and New Zealand scholars working in the general area of history, philosophy and social studies of science. Each volume comprises a group of essays on a connected theme, edited by an Australian or a New Zealander with special expertise in that particular area. Papers address general issues, however, rather than local ones; parochial topics are avoided. Further­ more, though in each volume a majority of the contributors is from Australia or New Zealand, contributions from elsewhere are by no means ruled out. Quite the reverse, in fact - they are actively encour­ aged wherever appropriate to the balance of the volume in question.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forge, J.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Ontology of Intelligence.- Quantum Measurement and Bell’s Theorem.- Qualified Quantities: Towards an Arithmetic of Real Experience.- Punctuated Equilibrium Theory and Time: A Case Study in Problems of Coherence in the Measurement of Geological Time (The ‘KBS’ Tuff Controversy and the Dating of Rocks in the Turkana Basin, East Kenya).- Einstein, the Hole Argument and the Reality of Space.- Measurement and Objectivity: Some Problems of Energy Technology.- Freudian Forces.- The Metaphysics of Measurement.- On Ellis’ Theory of Quantities.- Comments on Swoyer and Forge.- Comments on Forge and Swoyer.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjects.