Scientific Theories, Models and the Semantic Approach
According to the semantic view, a theory is characterized by a class of models. In this paper, we examine critically some of the assumptions that underlie this approach. First, we recall that models are models of something. Thus we cannot leave completely aside the axiomatization of the theories und...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/16488/15051 |