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| Measurements, philosophy: A) the problem of measuring is discussed in the context of interpretations of quantum mechanics. B) the comparison of D. Davidson's attribution of linguistic meanings to measurement is taken up in other theories._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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W. Poundstone on Measurements - Dictionary of Arguments
I 98-104 Duplication/ratios/knowledge/perception/Poincaré: Assumed, overnight all lengths have doubled - would we notice something? - Poincaré: No! >H. Poincaré. I 102f SchlesingerVsPoincaré: different changes: Gravity: 1/4 as strong as before, density: 1/8, air pressure: 1/8, - a mercury thermometer bursts. Pendulum: Day length is longer by √2.- The speed of light is growing by the same factor (measured by Pendulum). Other clocks: no slower (spring force). >Speed of light. Open question: whether the other conservation laws remain constant. >Conservation laws, >Symmetries/Physics. I 104 When all the atoms are increased, then the electron has to cope the uphill quantum leap with double the distance and needs a doubled energy expenditure - this will result in a huge temperature drop. I 120 The ranking of pleasure and displeasure feelings and preferences does not change. >Preferences._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Poundstone I William Poundstone Labyrinths of Reason, NY, 1988 German Edition: Im Labyrinth des Denkens Hamburg 1995 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28