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| Assignment: In science, the problem of assignment is about establishing an unambiguous relationship between observed or measured phenomena and physical quantities ordered by parameters._____________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. | |||
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Gerhard Schurz on Assignment - Dictionary of Arguments
I 167 Assignment Law/Theoretical Terms/Dispositional Terms/Schurz: Each dispositional feature is semantically characterized by a bilateral assignment law in the form of a bilateral reduction set: Zi(D): (for all x,t): If Tixt, then Dix gdw Rixt) for 1 < i < n. (formally: (x),(t)(Txt > (Dix <> Rixt)). >Disposition. From the n theoretical laws and the n postulates of meaning logically follow the following n assignment laws for one and the same theoretical feature τ(x): Zi(τ): for all x,t): If Tixt, then (t(x) gdw. Rixt). Ex if x is added to t in water, then the molecules of x have dipole structure gdw. they dissolve x in water. Dipole structure: can also be responsible for many other phenomena! I 168 Assignment law/Schurz: but cannot be regarded as analytically true, as a partial definition or as a postulate of meaning for the theoretical characteristic! And this is why: Empirical content/Theoretical terms/Schurz: two or more assignment laws (for dispositional features) together automatically possess empirical content! >Empirical content, >Content, >Analyticity/Syntheticity. E.g. dipole structure: can be responsible for the fact that a substance dissolves in water as well as for the fact that it does not dissolve in oil. However, this must then be the same substance (recovered from water). Therefore, several assignment laws cannot be taken as analytically true. Assignment law: is always synthetic, a part of the respective background theory, which like all other components are hypothetical and therefore correctable. I 185 Assignment law/Schurz: not every mixed sentence is an assignment law: ex The conjunction Fa u τ(a) or ex The Existence Theorem (Ex)(Fx u τ(x)) are essentially mixed, but not an assignment law._____________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. |
Schu I G. Schurz Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie Darmstadt 2006 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-29