Dear All,
Here some thought on "Observable Situations":
An Observable Situation can be perceived as the focus of an observer, by
human senses or enhanced or mediated by technical instruments, on a
constellation, an interaction or a dynamic behavior of things or
sections of things of material nature within a particular time-span and
spatial extent. The observer him/herself may be directly involved in the
latter or be receiving respective signals from these things of material
nature. The focus of the observer determines the model he/she overlays
over the observed reality in order to describe it in terms of distinct
properties and value ranges parameters. The latter selection and
projection from reality constitutes the content of a particular
observable situation. Multiple observers may select different model,
i.e. views, thing they put attention to, details and value systems to
the same spatiotemporal area. Consequently, the observed situations may
differ, but should, in principle, be compatible with a common reality in
their overlaps.
Categorical Examples:
Sun rising over the horizon at a particular spot. A car passing by
another car. A lightning. An air temperature and wind speed at a certain
point and time. People being in a city, a house. Someone showing
symptoms of sickness. A vegetation cover of a field. Someone eating. Two
mountains being at a certain distance. Cars in a starting position for a
race. The direction a compass needle shows at a particular spot.
To be formulated: how Obsevable entities must appear in models of
observable situations.
Thoughts?
Best,
Martin
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Dr. Martin Doerr
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