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Is Scientific Objectivity Possible Without Measurements?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2024

Evandro Agazzi

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According to a widely accepted opinion, the most typical characteristic and even the constitutive element of science is measurement, i.e., those processes of measuring upon which science is based. For a long time this has caused a general orientation of disciplines seeking to call themselves “science” toward a certain form of quantification; in order to achieve the prestigious title of “science “ some form of measurement, of whatever kind, had to be introduced into the area of study.

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Research Article
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Diogenes , Volume 26 , Issue 104 , December 1978 , pp. 93 - 111
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Copyright © 1978 Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie / International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)