John E Wolff
Biographic Data
| ID | 694030 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John E Wolff |
| GIVEN NAMES | John E |
| FAMILY NAME | Wolff |
| SIGNATURE | WOLFF J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8253-4556 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1915 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Philosophical Significance of the Representational Theory of Measurement —RTM as Semantic Foundations
The Representational Theory of Measurement (RTM), especially the canonical three volume Foundations of Measurement by Krantz et al., is a landmark accomplishment in our understanding of measurement. Despite this, it has been far from easy to pinpoint what exactly we can learn about measurement from RTM, and who the target audience for RTM’s formal results should be. In what sense does RTM provide foundations of measurement, and what is the philos…
Coordination and obsolescence
Measurement realism, the view that measurement targets quantitative attributes and that not all attributes are quantitative, has come under attack both from metrologists and philosophers. In this paper, I take a close look at two influential arguments against measurement realism: the argument from obsolescence and the argument from coordination. I concede that these arguments do challenge the epistemological position traditionally taken by measur…
Naturalistic quietism or scientific realism
Heisenberg's observability principle
Are Conservation Laws Metaphysically Necessary
Are laws of nature necessary, and if so, are all laws of nature necessary in the same way? This question has played an important role in recent discussion of laws of nature. I argue that not all laws of nature are necessary in the same way: conservation laws are perhaps to be regarded as metaphysically necessary. This sheds light on both the modal character of conservation laws and the relationship between different varieties of necessity
Kurzbeitrag »Unbeschadet« - Zum praktischen Verständnis eines beliebten Wortes in deutschen und europäischen Normen und Verträgen
Das Wort »unbeschadet'' kommt in vielen Normen und Verträgen vor und soll als Präposition das Verhältnis zwischen zwei Bestimmungen regeln. Was genau es aussagt, ist Rechtsanwendern jedoch oft unklar. Der nachfolgende Beitrag erläutert die Bedeutung des Wortes «unbeschadet'' und zeigt anhand von aktuellen Beispielen aus der Rechtsprechung verschiedener Gerichtszweige auf, was es aussagt - und was nicht.
Do Objects Depend on Structures
Ontic structural realists hold that structure is all there is, or at least all there is fundamentally. This thesis has proved to be puzzling: What exactly does it say about the relationship between objects and structures? In this article, I look at different ways of articulating ontic structural realism in terms of the relation between structures and objects. I show that objects cannot be reduced to structure, and argue that ontological dependenc…
A Nephrite Celt from the Fayum
centre of the arc the distance was 09 cm.The greatest thickness of the implement was 3-8 cm., the plane of the cutting edge being 2 0 cm.from a plane tangent to the cheek of one celt, and 1 8 cm.from a plane tangent to the other.At the butt the implement had been broken and shattered.One side showed distinctly that the edge had at some time been reground, making the celt a little " stubbier" than it had been originally.The whole surface was weath…
Do Objects Depend on Structures
Ontic structural realists hold that structure is all there is, or at least all there is fundamentally. This thesis has proved to be puzzling: What exactly does it say about the relationship between objects and structures? In this article, I look at different ways of articulating ontic structural realism in terms of the relation between structures and objects. I show that objects cannot be reduced to structure, and argue that ontological dependenc…
Naturalistic quietism or scientific realism
Are Conservation Laws Metaphysically Necessary
Are laws of nature necessary, and if so, are all laws of nature necessary in the same way? This question has played an important role in recent discussion of laws of nature. I argue that not all laws of nature are necessary in the same way: conservation laws are perhaps to be regarded as metaphysically necessary. This sheds light on both the modal character of conservation laws and the relationship between different varieties of necessity
A Nephrite Celt from the Fayum
centre of the arc the distance was 09 cm.The greatest thickness of the implement was 3-8 cm., the plane of the cutting edge being 2 0 cm.from a plane tangent to the cheek of one celt, and 1 8 cm.from a plane tangent to the other.At the butt the implement had been broken and shattered.One side showed distinctly that the edge had at some time been reground, making the celt a little " stubbier" than it had been originally.The whole surface was weath…
Kurzbeitrag »Unbeschadet« - Zum praktischen Verständnis eines beliebten Wortes in deutschen und europäischen Normen und Verträgen
Das Wort »unbeschadet'' kommt in vielen Normen und Verträgen vor und soll als Präposition das Verhältnis zwischen zwei Bestimmungen regeln. Was genau es aussagt, ist Rechtsanwendern jedoch oft unklar. Der nachfolgende Beitrag erläutert die Bedeutung des Wortes «unbeschadet'' und zeigt anhand von aktuellen Beispielen aus der Rechtsprechung verschiedener Gerichtszweige auf, was es aussagt - und was nicht.
Do Objects Depend on Structures
Ontic structural realists hold that structure is all there is, or at least all there is fundamentally. This thesis has proved to be puzzling: What exactly does it say about the relationship between objects and structures? In this article, I look at different ways of articulating ontic structural realism in terms of the relation between structures and objects. I show that objects cannot be reduced to structure, and argue that ontological dependenc…
Are Conservation Laws Metaphysically Necessary
Are laws of nature necessary, and if so, are all laws of nature necessary in the same way? This question has played an important role in recent discussion of laws of nature. I argue that not all laws of nature are necessary in the same way: conservation laws are perhaps to be regarded as metaphysically necessary. This sheds light on both the modal character of conservation laws and the relationship between different varieties of necessity
Heisenberg's observability principle
Naturalistic quietism or scientific realism
The Philosophical Significance of the Representational Theory of Measurement —RTM as Semantic Foundations
The Representational Theory of Measurement (RTM), especially the canonical three volume Foundations of Measurement by Krantz et al., is a landmark accomplishment in our understanding of measurement. Despite this, it has been far from easy to pinpoint what exactly we can learn about measurement from RTM, and who the target audience for RTM’s formal results should be. In what sense does RTM provide foundations of measurement, and what is the philos…
Coordination and obsolescence
Measurement realism, the view that measurement targets quantitative attributes and that not all attributes are quantitative, has come under attack both from metrologists and philosophers. In this paper, I take a close look at two influential arguments against measurement realism: the argument from obsolescence and the argument from coordination. I concede that these arguments do challenge the epistemological position traditionally taken by measur…
Epistemology (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Metaphysics (3 works) · Realism (3 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Philosophy of language (2 works) · Philosophy of science (2 works) · Philosophy, Science, and History (2 works)