Philosophical and foundational issues in measurement theory
Measurement theory has only recently become recognized as a legitimate, specialized field of inquiry. This text covers a wide range of issues of central concern to contemporary measurement theorists, and a broad range of philosophical perspectives are represented.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hillsdale, N.J. :
L. Erlbaum Associates
1992.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628684706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; PHILOSOPHICAL AND FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES IN MEASUREMENT THEORY; Copyright; Contents; About the Contributors; 1 A Brief Introduction to Measurement Theory and to the Essays; 2 Intrinsic Archimedeanness and the Continuum; 3 Qualitative Axioms for Random-Variable Representation of Extensive Quantities; 4 On the EmpiricaI Status of Measurement Axioms: The Case of Subjective Probability; 5 Measuring Errors of Measurement; 6 The Structuralist View of Measurement: An Extension of Received Measurement Theories; 7 Synthetic Physics and Nominalist Realism
- 8 Quantitative Nonnumerical Relations in Science: Eudoxus, Newton, and Maxwell9 Conventionalism in Measurement Theory; 10 Are There Objective Grounds for Measurement Procedures?; 11 Measurement from Empiricist and Realist Points of View; Author Index; Subject Index
