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| Phenomena, philosophy: phenomena in contrast to the objects which are supposed to trigger these phenomena. The state of the perceiving subject (for example, its sense organs) plays a role, but this is not the focus of the investigation. See also noumenon, representation._____________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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Bas van Fraassen on Phenomena - Dictionary of Arguments
I 2 Phenomenon/Fraassen: does not decide about the truth of hypotheses about atoms. Def phenomenon/Fraassen: observable processes and structures. I 44 Phenomenon/Newton: should be preserved. Reality/Newton: is postulated. I 56 Phenomena/Fraassen: preserved by being shown to be fragments of a larger unit. VsObservation Language: one cannot describe phenomena different from the rest of the world. >Observation language, >Observation, >Structures, >Hypotheses, >Theories._____________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. |
Fr I B. van Fraassen The Scientific Image Oxford 1980 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28