OPERATIONISM
Charles François (2004). OPERATIONISM, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2357.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2357 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
A philosophical doctrine holding that the meaning of a concept can be defined only by a set of actual experimental operations.
In its most radical interpretation, operationism demands that such operations be measurable.
From a systemic viewpoint, this seems too restrictive, as it prohibits not only metaphors or analogies but altogether seemingly qualitative models as for example topological ones.