MODELS AND THE DYNAMICS OF THEORIES

Abstract: This paper gives a historical overview of the ways various trends in the philosophy of science dealt with models and their relationship with the topics of heuristics and theoretical dynamics. First of all, N. Campbell’s account of analogies as components of scientific theories is presented...

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Main Author: Paulo Abrantes
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2007-12-01
Series:Philósophos : Revista de Filosofia
Online Access:http://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/philosophos/article/view/3043