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| Instrumentalism, science theory: the assumption that theories are useful tools for achieving goals. It is therefore secondary whether these theories are true. When comparing theories, truth ultimately plays the decisive role._____________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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Hennig Genz on Instrumentalism - Dictionary of Arguments
II 299 Instrumentalism/Genz: the program "Grail" corresponds to the long known instrumentalism. Instrumentalism/Genz: thesis: one does not need any laws of nature, only correct predictions. Only things that can be observed by people are of interest. Different theories are the same if they lead to the same perceptions. >Predictions, cf. >Operationalism. Reality: the question of one that would be independent of perception is pointless for instrumentalism (and positivism). >Perception, >Positivism, >Realism. Positivism: goes beyond that and denies existence to unobservable things. II 300 Pragmatic theories/physics/Genz: here is the question: can the theory specify a mechanism that leads from cause to effect? >Causes, >Effects, >Equations._____________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. |
Gz I H. Genz Gedankenexperimente Weinheim 1999 Gz II Henning Genz Wie die Naturgesetze Wirklichkeit schaffen. Über Physik und Realität München 2002 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19