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Observation language: a language that does not use any terms of a theory and therefore would be neutral, is taken to be impossible by most authors. See also experiments, theoretical terms, theoretical entities, theories, descriptions.
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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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Ruth Millikan on Observation Language - Dictionary of Arguments

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Observational concepts/Millikan: we have much more of it than we commonly assume.
For them there are good tests - although they are fallible, which are independent of our theories.
I 307
Observation Language/Learning/Quine/Word and Object/Word and Object(1)/Millikan:
If a general term is learned by induction from observation instances, these instances must be similar in two ways:
1. From the point of view of the learner, they must be sufficiently similar from time to time,
2. From different points of view. So that teachers and students can talk about the same.
E.g. "a square perpendicular to the line of sight" is nothing that can be shared by two people.
>Temporal identity
, >General term.


1. Quine, W. V. (1960). Word and Object. MIT Press.

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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.

Millikan I
R. G. Millikan
Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories: New Foundations for Realism Cambridge 1987

Millikan II
Ruth Millikan
"Varieties of Purposive Behavior", in: Anthropomorphism, Anecdotes, and Animals, R. W. Mitchell, N. S. Thomspon and H. L. Miles (Eds.) Albany 1997, pp. 189-1967
In
Der Geist der Tiere, D Perler/M. Wild, Frankfurt/M. 2005


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