TY - JOUR
T1 - A Realist Theory of Empirical Testing Resolving the Theory-Ladenness/ Objectivity Debate
AU - Hunt, Shelby D.
PY - 1994/6
Y1 - 1994/6
N2 - This article explores whether theory-ladenness makes empirical testing an inse cure foundation for objectivity. Specifically, this article uses path diagrams as visual heuristics to assist in (1) developing a parsimonious representation of the traditional empiricist view of empirical testing, (2) showing how the “New Image” view ostensibly threatens the objectivity of science, (3) proposing a unified, realist theory of empirical testing, (4) developing a representation of the unified theory, (5) exploring several potential threats to objectivity, (6) discussing the proposed theory's implications for social science, and (7) adumbrating three foundational premises for scientific realism.
AB - This article explores whether theory-ladenness makes empirical testing an inse cure foundation for objectivity. Specifically, this article uses path diagrams as visual heuristics to assist in (1) developing a parsimonious representation of the traditional empiricist view of empirical testing, (2) showing how the “New Image” view ostensibly threatens the objectivity of science, (3) proposing a unified, realist theory of empirical testing, (4) developing a representation of the unified theory, (5) exploring several potential threats to objectivity, (6) discussing the proposed theory's implications for social science, and (7) adumbrating three foundational premises for scientific realism.
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U2 - 10.1177/004839319402400201
DO - 10.1177/004839319402400201
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84965535059
SN - 0048-3931
VL - 24
SP - 133
EP - 158
JO - Philosophy of the Social Sciences
JF - Philosophy of the Social Sciences
IS - 2
ER -