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Are There Objective Groundsfor Measurement Procedures? |
Karel Berka
Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague
TOWARDS A PHILOSOPHY OF MEASUREMENT
History of science testifies to the growth of measurement procedures in various branches of science and technology. This tendency was expressed by the well-known dictum of Galileo: “To measure what is measurable and to try to render measurable what is not so as yet.” It was further strengthened by the development of natural science, especially physics, and during the second half of this century extended to behavioral and social sciences as well.
The common practice of utilizing measurement procedures as widely as possible, even beyond their justifiable range, is closely connected with extensions ...
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