On the principle of observability in modern physics

Foundations of Physics 2 (2-3):223-239 (1972)
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Some epistemological and methodological problems associated with the principle of observability are discussed, especially in relation to this principle's heuristic role and its objective basis and in relation to the philosophical doctrine of Mach

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Physics and Reality.By Mario Bunge - 1966 - Dialectica 20 (2):174-195.

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