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Re-Assessing the Experiment / Observation-Divide.

The article reevaluates the distinction between experiment and observation. It is first argued that to get clear on what role observation plays in the generation of scientific knowledge, we need to distinguish "experiential observation" as a concept closely connected to experience from "observation"...

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Published in:Philosophy of Science Vol. 92; no. 2; pp. 470 - 488
Main Author: Boge, Florian J.
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Apr2025
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Scientific knowledge
Senses
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