Therefore, we will describe our empirical reflections on the role of network companies in the next section.
In psychometrics, items are considered to be empirical reflections of a latent construct, and multi-item scales are the standard approach.
To date the measurement of the burden of low back pain has been based on indicators such as those mentioned above rather than on empirical reflections of the way in which back pain affects the lives of individuals with the condition and those associated with them.
There are some theoretical issues around what "improvement" and "suffering" mean, but the answer comes mostly not from intellectual reflection but empirical observation.
Arguments in this vein are more firmly planted in empirical, a posteriori reflection, but some versions employ a priori reasons as well.
Regarding the explanatory framework, this article assessed the validity of the four sets of factors proposed by Penninx and Roosblad (2000), drawing on recent empirical research and reflections on the contextual changes in Europe during the past twenty years.
For once we have sorted out the intuitive principles behind our philosophical judgements, whether by armchair reflection or empirical surveys, we still need to assess their worth.
Philosophers writing in this vein (exemplified by Graham, 2010) look to incorporate empirical results into philosophical reflection on topics like personal identity, rationality or voluntary action.
Consequently, a great deal of theoretical reflection and empirical research have been devoted to the goal of understanding the factors that enhance and constrain their functionality.
Furthermore, we hold the view that an explicit connection between empirical data and normative reflection is a criterion for good quality empirical research in medical ethics.
