Experience and Prediction
1938 — epistemology of science and probability
Work
1938 book on scientific knowledge, observation, and the structure of prediction — theory-laden experience.
Primary publication. Reichenbach, H. (1938). Experience and Prediction: An Analysis of the Foundations and the Structure of Knowledge. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Claims we use
- No theory-free observation layer — aligns with Rᶜ (captured through apparatus) and tier-one events, not raw Real snapshots.
- Distinction between phenomena used in prediction and unobserved entities — analogous to claims backed by captures vs speculative tier-12+.