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operationalism
operationalism (ɒpəˈreɪʃənəlɪz(ə)m) [f. prec. + -ism.] A theory or system which accepts only such concepts as can be described in terms of the operations necessary to determine or prove them.1931 Jrnl. Philos. XXVIII. 545 Operationalism must be understood to state that a concept has no meaning unles...
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Operational definition
However, this rejection of operationalism as a general project destined ultimately to define all experiential phenomena uniquely did not mean that operational In arguing for an object-based methodology, Peter Wegner suggested that "positivist scientific philosophies, such as operationalism in physics and behaviorism
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operationally
operationally, adv. (ɒpəˈreɪʃənəlɪ) [f. as prec. + -ly2.] In terms of, or as regards, operation(s), esp. the operations required to define a concept or term (cf. operationalism).1927 Jrnl. Philos. XXIV. 663 Every concept must henceforth be defined operationally, i.e., we know what a concept means wh...
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Objectivity (science)
In the 1920s, Percy Bridgman's The Logic of Modern Physics and the operationalism presented was centered in such recognition.
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operationism
operationism (ɒpəˈreɪʃənɪz(ə)m) [f. operation + -ism.] = operationalism.1935 Psychol. Rev. XLII. 517 The principles of operationism provide a procedure by which the concepts of psychology can be cast in rigorous form. 1942 D. D. Runes Dict. Philos. 219/2 Operationism makes explicit the distinction b...
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Coordinative definition
The difference is that coordinative definitions do not necessarily define theoretical terms in terms of laboratory procedures or experimentation, as operationalism
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verificationism
verifiˈcationism [f. verification + -ism.] The philosophical doctrine or principles associated with verification (sense 3 c).1939 I. Berlin in Proc. Aristotelian Soc. XXXIX. 226 It will tend to show that historical connexion between phenomenalism and ‘verificationism’ is not a logical one, and that ...
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The Logic of Modern Physics
The book is notable for explicitly identifying, analyzing, and explaining operationalism for the first time, and coining the term operational definition Influence
Operationalism can be considered a variation on the positivist theme, and, arguably, a very powerful and influential one.
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Abraham Cornelius Benjamin
He described operationalism in a book in 1955, and a decade later a consideration of sciences related to human values and technology.
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Peter Mittelstaedt
He is known for monographs on physics philosophy, where he was influenced by Paul Lorenzen and his operationalism and pursued a justification of quantum
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Percy W. Bridgman House
He also wrote extensively on the epistemology of physics and the sciences, advancing an idea that became known as operationalism, the view that the concept
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David Hull (philosopher)
L. (1968) The operational imperative—sense and nonsense in operationalism. Syst. Zool. 17:438-457.
Hull, D.
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Fritz Machlup
"Operationalism and Pure Theory in Economics", in Krupp, editor, The Structure of Economics.
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John Penn Mayberry
On the other hand, Mayberry also vehemently rejects any understanding of mathematics tainted, as he would think of it, by operationalism. We are thus led to reject the operationalism that all the anti-Cantorian schools share.
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John Stallo
A modern American edition, based on the 1888 edition, was edited by the American physicist and father of "operationalism", Percy Williams Bridgman (Belknap
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