?How Perceptions Coud be Theory-laden

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Tajari, Nariman | 2018

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 51861 (42)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Philosophy of Science
Advisor(s): Azadegan, Ebrahim
Abstract:
One of the important problems in the history of philosophy of Mind &Science is to respond this question: whether our observations which are the basics of our experiences are theory laden or not? theory-ladenness of observation thesis has been endorsed by Duhem and hansen and thomas kuhn,generally theory-ladensess of observation devide in two concepts, firstly it means the affection of on the observable terms secondly it relates to the affection of theories on our perception and phenomenology of experience. fodor claims that theories has nothing to do with our observation and churchland claims vice versa, both of these philosophers mention their own reasons and in this thesis we are looking for a fair judgement between them and eventually this writing will show that the affection of theories on observer is debatable and possible somehow but the affection of theories on phenomenology is not viable, if someone show such a solution like that she will be able to avoid relativism in metaphysics of science and then defend the affection of theories on observations and find a robust role for metaphysics of science's place in our scientific theories
Keywords:
Science Metaphysics ; Theory-Ladenness of Perception ; Fodor ; Sense Perception

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