On the Derivation of Empirical Indicators within a Theoretical Framework: The Case of Physical Geometry
by Martin Carrier.
Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1994
(xviii, 278 pages)
University of Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, A Series of Books in Philosophy of Science, Methodology, Epistemology Logic, History of Science, and Related Fields, 53.
A. Theory and Evidence in Scientific Theories --;I / The Theory-Ladenness of Observation and Measurement --;II / The Completeness of Theories --;III / Completeness in Natural Science and Psychology --;B. Theory and Evidence in Physical Geometry --;IV / Reichenbach Loops in Operation: The Conventionality of Physical Geometry --;V / The Completeness of General Relativity Theory --;VI / The Conventionality of Physical Geometry: A Reconsideration --;Notes --;Index of Names --;Index of Subjects.
Earlier in this century, many philosophers of science (for example, Rudolf Carnap) drew a fairly sharp distinction between theory and observation, between theoretical terms like 'mass' and 'electron', and observation terms like 'measures three meters in length' and 'is _2 Degrees Celsius'.