Logic / Unit 2 Logic 051 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Theoretical Definitions
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The idea
A theoretical definition characterizes a term through a theory; accepting the definition means accepting the theory.
In practice
"Heat is mean molecular kinetic energy." That's physics, packaged as a definition.
Where people slip
Theoretical definitions rise and fall with their theories. "Combustion is the release of phlogiston" was one too.
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