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| Positivism, philosophy: modern positivism represents the demand to trace back statements with a claim to explanation to differences which can be ascertained in the objects of investigation. What is ascertainable is, in this case, relativized to a framework theory and its methods. This is intended to exclude foreign and non-verifiable statements. See also empiricism, internal/external, truth, provability._____________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 Positivism - Dictionary of Arguments
I 3 Logical Positivism/Fraassen: added a linguistic component or a meaning theory and a language theory to empiricism - FraassenVsPositivism - (pro empiricism). Positivism: however, is right that ontological and epistemic problems are actually linguistic - in particular, modality. >Modalities, >Ontology, >Observation language, >Language. I 13f Positivism/Theory/Observation/Language/Theoretical Terms/Fraassen: Grover MaxwellVsPositivism: distinction theory/observation cannot be drawn. >Observation. "Theoretical entities"/Fraassen: category error: only terms are theoretical. >Theories. 1. Can language even be divided in theoretical/non-theoretical? 2. Can objects and events be divided into observable/non-observable? Maxwell: denies both - Fraassen ditto. Also in everyday language there are theoretical terms. >Everyday language, >Theoretical terms. Observable: For example, a flying horse is observable - seeing-as: prehistoric men see no tennis ball because they can not see it "as". I 16 Observability/Maxwell/Fraassen: observability is gradual (e.g. by distance). >Unobservables._____________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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