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Problem of measurement in science + Philosophy of science in Latin America

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The Problem of Measurement in Science
http://www.ashishdalela.com/2015/11/21/t...n-science/

EXCERPT: It is commonly assumed that science describes objective facts about the world, which are discovered through measurements of physical properties. The problems in this measurement are generally not understood, and this post describes them, highlighting two key issues of circularity and recursion in the definition of measurement. How these problems are addressed in Indian philosophy is also discussed....



Philosophy of Science in Latin America
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/phil-s...n-america/

EXCERPT: Ever since philosophy of science began as a professional field in the late 1940s, many contributions from Latin America have joined the forefront of the international debate. This article aims to provide an overview of philosophy of science in the subcontinent. The primary focus is on contributions produced in Latin America by thinkers living in the region, with an emphasis on “mainstream philosophy of science”—a discipline centered in the study of scientific knowledge, metaphysics, methodology, and values, broadly analytic in style, as exemplified by works published in such major journals as...
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