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2011
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2011
Computer simulations are an exciting tool that plays important roles in many scientific disciplines. This has attracted the attention of a number of philosophers of science. The m...
SYNTHESE
2011
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2011
Various forms of underdetermination that might threaten the realist stance are examined. That which holds between different ‘formulations’ of a theory (such as the Hamiltonian...
SYNTHESE
2011
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2011
: Both realists and instrumentalists have found it difficult to understand (much less accept) Carnap’s developed view on theoretical terms, which attempts to stake out a neutral ...
SYNTHESE
2011
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2011
Structural realism is sometimes said to undermine the theory underdetermination (TUD) argument against realism, since, in usual TUD scenarios, the supposed underdetermination conc...
SYNTHESE
2011
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2011
: The aim of this paper is to revisit the phlogiston theory to see what can be learned from it about the relationship between scientific realism, approximate truth and successful r...
SYNTHESE
2011
12 years 11 months ago
2011
Dynamic epistemic logics describe the epistemic consequences of actions. Public announcement logic, in particular, describe the consequences of public announcements. As such, thes...
SYNTHESE
2011
12 years 11 months ago
2011
SYNTHESE
2011
12 years 11 months ago
2011
SYNTHESE
2011
12 years 11 months ago
2011
SYNTHESE
2011
12 years 11 months ago
2011