TESTOVATEĽNOSŤ A VÝZNAM OBSERVAČNÝCH A TEORETICKÝCH TERMÍNOV

• Authors: Lukáš Bielik

Title variants

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Testability and meaning of observation and theoretical terms

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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Carnap’s analysis of the language of science had presupposed too close a connection between the semantics and testability. The core problem of the logical empiricist tradition was to show how to provide interpretation of theoretical terms and hence the explanation of their application to observable entities by means of observation terms. It is argued that the utilization of a much more expressive semantic theory which identifies meanings with hyper-intension entities leads to a clarification of the competencies of semantics and methodology. It is claimed that the observability or unobservability of term’s referents does not determine the meaning of the term. Carnap’s reduction sentences are therefore conceived only as methodological devices for the determination of unobservables via the theory-presupposed observable aspects.

Keywords

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CARNAP RUDOLF; MEANING; TESTABILITY; OBSERVATION TERMS; THEORETICAL TERMS; LANGUAGE; SEMANTICS

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Institute of Philosophy of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
• Journal: Organon F. medzinárodný časopis pre analytickú filozofiu
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 384 – 397

Contributors

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Lukáš Bielik

• Katedra logiky a metodológie vied, Filozofická fakulta UK, Šafárikovo nám. 6, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovak Republic