REALISTS' VS. INSTRUMENTALISTS' UNDERSTANDING OF MEASUREMENT

Roman Z. Morawski
Abstract:
The main idea of this paper is to analyse the consequences of the philosophical stance – and in particular of the understanding of truth underlying that stance – for the every-day language of measurement science.
Keywords:
measurement science, philosophy of science, realism and instrumentalism
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PWC-2003-TC7-016.pdf
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Event details
Event name:
XVII IMEKO World Congress
Title:

Metrology in the 3rd Millennium

Place:
Dubrovnik, CROATIA
Time:
22 June 2003 - 28 June 2003