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14204 | Naïve operationalism would have meanings change every time the tests change [Putnam] |
Full Idea: On a naïve operationalist account every time a new way of testing whether a substance is really gold is discovered, the meaning and reference of 'gold' undergoes a change. | |
From: Hilary Putnam (Reason, Truth and History [1981], Ch.2) |