Abstract
In the concluding session of the workshop “Experiments: Their Meaning and Variety” (Bielefeld, Germany, March 1996; see Heidelberger and Steinle 1998), it became apparent that a divide separates the historians of science from the philosophers of science as to scientific experimentation. It transpired that the philosophy of experiment is lagging behind the extensive historical studies of experimentation and has not yet incorporated the many facets (technological, cultural, sociological, and anthropological) that historians have addressed. It was clear that a stronger case for the philosophy of experiment should have been made. To be sure, there have been attempts at such philosophy,
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Philosophy Of Scientific Experimentation |
| Editors | H. Radder |
| Place of Publication | Pittsburgh |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Pages | 174-197 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780822957959, 9780822972396 |
| State | Published - 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Published in a Russian translation in a Journal for Philosophy of Science in RussiaKeywords
- Alethiology
- Applied philosophy
- Arts
- Behavioral sciences
- Epistemology
- Experimentation
- Human behavior
- Human error
- Mathematics
- Metaphilosophy
- Metaphysics
- Methodology
- Ontology
- Performing arts
- Phenomena
- Philosophical analysis
- Philosophical methods
- Philosophy
- Philosophy of science
- Physical sciences
- Physical theory
- Physics
- Probabilities
- Probability theory
- Pure mathematics
- Reality
- Science
- Scientific method
- Theater
- Theoretical physics
- Truth