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9780805807264

Philosophical and Foundational Issues in Measurement Theory

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    9780805807264

  • ISBN10:

    0805807268

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1991-10-01
  • Publisher: Psychology Pres
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Table of Contents

About the Contributorsp. v
A Brief Introduction to Measurement Theory and to the Essaysp. 1
Referencesp. 13
Intrinsic Archimedeanness and the Continuump. 15
Referencesp. 37
Qualitative Axioms for Random-Variable Representation of Extensive Quantitiesp. 39
Referencesp. 52
On the Empirical Status of Measurement Axioms: The Case of Subjective Probabilityp. 53
Concluding Remarksp. 66
Measuring Errors of Measurementp. 75
Conclusionsp. 89
The Structuralist View of Measurement: An Extension of Received Measurement Theoriesp. 93
Referencesp. 116
Synthetic Physics and Nominalist Realismp. 119
Acknowledgmentsp. 137
Referencesp. 138
Quantitative Nonnumerical Relations in Science: Eudoxus, Newton, and Maxwellp. 139
Acknowledgmentsp. 163
Referencesp. 164
Conventionalism in Measurement Theoryp. 167
Referencesp. 180
Are There Objective Grounds for Measurement Procedures?p. 181
Referencesp. 193
Measurement from Empiricist and Realist Points of Viewp. 195
Referencesp. 221
Author Indexp. 223
Subject Indexp. 227
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