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The Theory of Measurement
- Philosophy Shorts, Book 50
- Narrated by: Samuel Unger
- Length: 33 mins
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Summary
In this concise study, the basic principles of measurement-theory are stated. Topics covered include:
- Triangulation and precisification
- Diachronic vs. synchronic measurement
- The role of irrational numbers in measurement
- Metrical conventionalism (conventionalism as to metrical standards) and nomic conventionalism (conventionalism as to the laws of nature)
- Coordination of distinct metrical norms and the concomitant generalization of otherwise context-specific metrical concepts
- Additivity and non-additivity of volume, mass, and other magnitudes, in relation to Relativity Theory
- Scalar vs. vector magnitudes
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