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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 reasoned basis for scientific objectivity. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Science: general issues Philosophy of science

• Full title: Data, Instruments, and Theory
• Subtitle: A Dialectical Approach to Understanding Science
• Author: Robert John Ackermann
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230
• EAN: 9780691611884
• ISBN: 0691611882
• ID: 04642956
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Weight: 312 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 13 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. July 2014

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