In a literal sense, Eliezer said, “The roots of knowledge are in observation.” If we took this statement in isolation to Deutsch, he would vehemently disagree and tell us, “No, we interpret observations through explanatory theories.” However, I don’t think Eliezer and Deutsch disagree here. Both agree that there is a map and a territory and that the map comprises models, i.e., explanatory theories.
In a literal sense, Eliezer said, “The roots of knowledge are in observation.” If we took this statement in isolation to Deutsch, he would vehemently disagree and tell us, “No, we interpret observations through explanatory theories.” However, I don’t think Eliezer and Deutsch disagree here. Both agree that there is a map and a territory and that the map comprises models, i.e., explanatory theories.