Making manifest: the role of exemplification in the Sciences and the Arts

Exemplification is the relation of an example to whatever it is an example of. Goodman maintains that exemplification is a symptom of the aesthetic: although not a necessary condition, it is an indicator that symbol is functioning aesthetically. I argue that exemplification is as important in scienc...

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Main Author: Catherine Z. Elgin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2011-12-01
Series:Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2011v15n3p399/22386