Measurement Its Concepts, Theories and Problems
For many years, Karel Berka has worked at some of the central problems of the theory of the sciences. At once a logician, a mathematician, a careful student of the physical sciences and the social sciences, and a sharp but sympathetic critic of the major philosophies of science in this century, Berk...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1983, 1983
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1983 |
| Series: | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Measurement
- 2.1. The Explication of the Concept of Measurement
- 2.2. The Definition of the Concept of Measurement
- 2.3. The Subject Matter, Function and Scope of Measurement
- 3. Magnitudes
- 3.1. Quantities, Magnitudes, Numbers: A Historical Excursion
- 3.2. Quantities and Magnitudes
- 3.3. The Object of Measurement
- 3.4. Measurement Units, Naming and Dimension
- 3.5. The Classification of Magnitudes
- 4. Scales
- 4.1. The Concept of a Scale
- 4.2. The Origin of a Scale
- 4.3. Distance
- 5. Quantification
- 5.1. Scaling
- 5.2. Counting
- 6. Theory of Measurement
- 6.1. Representation Theories of Measurement
- 6.2. Kinds of Measurement
- 6.3. Metrization
- 6.4. The Representation Theorem
- 7. Theory of Scales
- 7.1. The Classification of Scale Types
- 7.2. Scale Transformations and the Uniqueness Theorem
- 8. Methodological Problems of Measurement
- 8.1. Axiomatization of the Systems of Measurement
- 8.2. Empirical Relations and Operations
- 8.3. The Precision of Measurement
- 8.4. Meaningfulness, Validity and Reliability
- 9. Philosophical Problems of Measurement
- 9.1. Materialist Foundations of Measurement
- 9.2. The Possibilities and Limits of Measurement
- Notes
- Index of Personal Names
- Index of Subjects