@misc{Lexicon of Arguments,
title = {Quotation from: Lexicon of Arguments – Concepts - Ed. Martin Schulz, 28 Mar 2024},
author = {Hacking,Ian},
subject = {Positivism},
note = {I 77
Def Positivism/Hacking:
1st Verification,
2nd observation,
3rd VsCausality,
4th VsExplanation (just brings phenomena in an order that does not explain why.),
5th VsTheoretical Entities,
6th VsMetaphysics (leaves nothing that is not verifiable).
>Verification, >Observation, >Causality, >Explanations, >Theoretical entities, >Metaphysics.
I 80
PopperVs the label "positivist", VsSense Data - not VsMetaphysics: non-verifiable sentences are acceptable as a first step. That was later refuted by Popper.
>K. Popper, >Sense data.
I 80
Empiricism: empiricism is concerned with measuring (theoretical entities exist).
>Empiricism, >Measurements.
Positivism: positivism is concerned with seeing, feeling, smelling, hearing, tasting (theoretical entities do not exist).},
note = { Hacking I I. Hacking Representing and Intervening. Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Natural Science, Cambridge/New York/Oakleigh 1983 German Edition: Einführung in die Philosophie der Naturwissenschaften Stuttgart 1996
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