Is Observation Mathematically-Laden?

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Autor(a) principal: Mueller, Thomas
Data de Publicação: 2013
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Principia (Florianópolis. Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2013v17n1p165
Resumo: In this article, we will defend the epistemological claim that observation is mathematically- laden. A well-known thesis in the philosophy of science is that observation is theory-laden. The claim that observation is mathematically laden can be similarly justified. The first part of the paper focuses on the definition of mathematically-ladeness and its relations to the best-known problem of theory-ladeness. The second part of the paper presents some explicit examples and outlines the consequences and the difficulties of this epistemological limit. Finally, a specific context for this problem is discussed in detail: we will analyze the question of deterministic chaos as a paradigmatic example of mathematically-ladeness and show that the deterministic or indeterministic nature of chaos is strongly linked to the choice of a particular mathematical description.
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spelling Is Observation Mathematically-Laden?Is observation mathematically-laden?Is Observation Mathematically-Laden?In this article, we will defend the epistemological claim that observation is mathematically- laden. A well-known thesis in the philosophy of science is that observation is theory-laden. The claim that observation is mathematically laden can be similarly justified. The first part of the paper focuses on the definition of mathematically-ladeness and its relations to the best-known problem of theory-ladeness. The second part of the paper presents some explicit examples and outlines the consequences and the difficulties of this epistemological limit. Finally, a specific context for this problem is discussed in detail: we will analyze the question of deterministic chaos as a paradigmatic example of mathematically-ladeness and show that the deterministic or indeterministic nature of chaos is strongly linked to the choice of a particular mathematical description.In this article, we will defend an epistemological claim: that observation is mathematically-laden. A well-known thesis in the philosophy of science is that observation is theory-laden.  The claim that observation is mathematically laden can be partially seen as an analogous argument.The first part of the paper focuses on the definition of mathematically-ladeness and its relations to the best-known problem of theory-ladeness.The second part of the paper presents some explicit examples and outlines the consequences and the difficulties of this epistemological limit. Finally a specific context for this problem is discussed in details: we will analyze the question of deterministic chaos as a paradigmatic example of mathematically-ladeness and shows that the deterministic or indeterministic nature of chaos is strongly linked to the choice of a particular mathematical description.Neste artigo, defenderemos a afirmação epistemológica de que a observação é determinada por matemática. Uma tese bem conhecida na filosofia da ciência é a de que a observação é determinada por teoria. A afirmação de que a observação é determinada por matemática pode ser justificada de maneira análoga. A primeira parte do artigo concentra-se na definição de determinação por matemática e suas relações com os bem conhecidos problemas de determinação por teoria. A segunda parte do artigo apresenta alguns exemplos específicos e delineia as consequências e dificuldades desse limite epistemológico. Finalmente, um contexto específico para esse problema é discutido em detalhe: analisaremos a questão do caos determinístico como um exemplo paradigmático de determinação por matemática e mostramos que a natureza determinística ou indeterminística do caos é fortemente ligada à escolha de uma descrição matemática particular.Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC2013-04-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2013v17n1p16510.5007/1808-1711.2013v17n1p165Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 17 No. 1 (2013); 165-181Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 17 Núm. 1 (2013); 165-181Principia: an international journal of epistemology; v. 17 n. 1 (2013); 165-1811808-17111414-4247reponame:Principia (Florianópolis. Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCenghttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2013v17n1p165/26267Copyright (c) 2021 Thomas Muellerinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMueller, Thomas2019-09-13T08:54:39Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/27101Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principiaPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/oaiprincipia@contato.ufsc.br||principia@contato.ufsc.br1808-17111414-4247opendoar:2019-09-13T08:54:39Principia (Florianópolis. Online) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false
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Is observation mathematically-laden?
Is Observation Mathematically-Laden?
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Mueller, Thomas
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