Unobservable |
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| Editor:
| Surhone, Lambert M.
Timpledon, Miriam T.
Marseken, Susan F. |
| ISBN: | 978-613-0-35649-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. An unobservable (also called impalpable) is an entity whose existence, nature, properties, qualities or relations are not directly observable by man. In philosophy of science typical examples of unobservables are atomic particles, the force of gravity, causation and beliefs or desires. However, some philosophers (ex. George Berkeley) also characterize all...
More DescriptionPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. An unobservable (also called impalpable) is an entity whose existence, nature, properties, qualities or relations are not directly observable by man. In philosophy of science typical examples of unobservables are atomic particles, the force of gravity, causation and beliefs or desires. However, some philosophers (ex. George Berkeley) also characterize all objects - trees, tables, other minds, microbiological things and so on to which humans ascribe as the thing causing their perception-as unobservable.