Philosophers argue over the precise nature of value
incommensurability, and discussions do not always exhibit a consistent terminology.
Kaynak: Commensurability (ethics)He develops a proof which is, for all intents and purposes, very Euclidean in nature and speaks to the concept of
incommensurabilityKaynak: Commensurability (mathematics)Ruth Chang is a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University She is known for her research on the
incommensurability of values and on
Kaynak: Ruth ChangHe disputed the standard story of Greek mathematical discovery, in which the discovery of the phenomenon of
incommensurability came as a
Kaynak: David Fowler (mathematician)He also was critical of attempts to capture
incommensurability in a logical framework, since he thought of
incommensurability as a
Kaynak: Paul Feyerabendeu/joomla/filosofia/i-problemi-della-filosofia/epistemologia/301-thomas-khun-
incommensurability. html Thomas Khun's Theory of
incommensurabilityKaynak: Thomas Kuhn130 Russill makes the argument that the pragmatist tradition "conceptualizes communication in response to the problem of
incommensurability."
Kaynak: Communication Theory as a FieldBecause previous numerical foundations were still incompatible with the concept of
incommensurability, Greek focus shifted away from those
Kaynak: Irrational numberFurthermore, Feyerabend held that deciding between competing scientific accounts was complicated by the
incommensurability of scientific
Kaynak: Epistemological anarchism(The square containing two square units is not mentioned, perhaps because the
incommensurability of its side with the unit was already known.)
Kaynak: Theodorus of CyreneBecker, as did several others, emphasized the "crisis" in Greek mathematics occasioned by the discovery of
incommensurability of the side
Kaynak: Oskar BeckerEcharria uses Kuhn's controversial
incommensurability thesis as a claim to relativism and therefore a defense of engagement in the war of
Kaynak: War of ideashtm Contributors to rhetoric and
incommensurability, Randy Harris, Univ. of Waterloo. Philosophy of the Social Sciences, June 1999, volume
Kaynak: Alan G. Gross