Psychology Dictionary of ArgumentsHome![]() | |||
| |||
Theoretical terms: expressions for unobservable objects which are indirectly inferred by a theory from the application of its methods and which are in accordance with the rules of application of the vocabulary of the theory. See also unobservables, observation, observation language, observation theorems, Carnap conditional, Ramsey theorem, existence. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
Author | Concept | Summary/Quotes | Sources |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph D. Sneed on Theoretical Terms - Dictionary of Arguments
Schurz I 186 Def Theoretical Terms/Schurz: A term is called T-theoretical iff. from T follows at least one relevant assignment law for τ. >Relevance. SchurzVsSneed: There may also be other theories that provide a relevant assignment law for a given term. >Assignment. Schurz I 188 Theoretical terms/Sneed: a term is theoretical if theory must be presupposed in any measurement. BalzerVsSneed: this is too narrow: 1. the criterion refers to the entire state of knowledge of the scientific community, 2. a T theoretical term can be measured simultaneously by another theory T*. >Theoretical terms/Schurz._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Sneed, Joseph D. Schu I G. Schurz Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie Darmstadt 2006 |