theory-laden
theory-laden A statement about the world is said to be theory-laden if it presupposes or rests upon a theory—in other words if it is not a pure observation. Many philosophers of science (including, for example, T. S. Kuhn , The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 1962)
argue that all observations are in some sense theory-laden.
argue that all observations are in some sense theory-laden.
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