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Data, Instruments, and Theory: A Dialectical Approach to Understanding Science
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Full Title:
Data, Instruments, and Theory: A Dialectical Approach to Understanding Science
Contributors:
By (Author) Robert John Ackermann
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Impact of science and technology on society
Dewey:
501
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
230
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
312g
Description
Robert John Ackermann deals decisively with the problem of relativism that has plagued post-empiricist philosophy of science. Recognizing that theory and data are mediated by data domains (bordered data sets produced by scientific instruments), he argues that the use of instruments breaks the dependency of observation on theory and thus creates a r
