Sr. Realista estructural, tenemos un problema: la carga ontológica de las matemáticas

The aim of this note is to undermine structural realism by testing the soundness of its main claim. If scientific theories represent the structure of the world, structural realism needs a general account of representation. Representation is the crux of structural realism, because structure/ontology...

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Main Author: Carlos M. Madrid Casado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-05-01
Series:Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/19653
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description The aim of this note is to undermine structural realism by testing the soundness of its main claim. If scientific theories represent the structure of the world, structural realism needs a general account of representation. Representation is the crux of structural realism, because structure/ontology distinction collapses. Mathematical structures are ontologyladen.
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spelling doaj.art-5df03a408fca4782a6453d136d4615a92022-12-22T02:42:16ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaPrincipia: An International Journal of Epistemology1414-42471808-17112010-05-0114220120910.5007/1808-1711.2010v14n2p20115160Sr. Realista estructural, tenemos un problema: la carga ontológica de las matemáticasCarlos M. Madrid Casado0Universidad Complutense de MadridThe aim of this note is to undermine structural realism by testing the soundness of its main claim. If scientific theories represent the structure of the world, structural realism needs a general account of representation. Representation is the crux of structural realism, because structure/ontology distinction collapses. Mathematical structures are ontologyladen.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/19653realismo estruturalrepresentação científicadistinção estrutura/ontologiateoria quânticamecânica matricial e ondulatória
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Sr. Realista estructural, tenemos un problema: la carga ontológica de las matemáticas
Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
realismo estrutural
representação científica
distinção estrutura/ontologia
teoria quântica
mecânica matricial e ondulatória
title Sr. Realista estructural, tenemos un problema: la carga ontológica de las matemáticas
title_full Sr. Realista estructural, tenemos un problema: la carga ontológica de las matemáticas
title_fullStr Sr. Realista estructural, tenemos un problema: la carga ontológica de las matemáticas
title_full_unstemmed Sr. Realista estructural, tenemos un problema: la carga ontológica de las matemáticas
title_short Sr. Realista estructural, tenemos un problema: la carga ontológica de las matemáticas
title_sort sr realista estructural tenemos un problema la carga ontologica de las matematicas
topic realismo estrutural
representação científica
distinção estrutura/ontologia
teoria quântica
mecânica matricial e ondulatória
url https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/19653
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