Theorizing About Theories and Mathematical Existence

Theorizing About Theories and Mathematical Existence

Suppes proposes an analysis of the structure and identity of empirical theories with his model-theoretical approach and undertakes effective reconstructions of theories in diverse disciplinary fields. Here the authors analyse the results of these examinations under the optics of questions concerning...

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Veröffentlicht in:Foundations of science 2020-09, Vol.25 (3), p.587-595
Hauptverfasser: Usó-Doménech, J. L., Nescolarde-Selva, J. A., Gash, H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Analysis
Education
Empirical analysis
Mathematical Logic and Foundations
Methodology of the Social Sciences
Optics
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Structuralism
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Zusammenfassung:Suppes proposes an analysis of the structure and identity of empirical theories with his model-theoretical approach and undertakes effective reconstructions of theories in diverse disciplinary fields. Here the authors analyse the results of these examinations under the optics of questions concerning the assumed ontological commitments, and for how they satisfy economic and other criteria.
ISSN:1233-1821
1572-8471
DOI:10.1007/s10699-020-09648-2