The Ontology of ScienceJohn Worrall Dartmouth, 1994 - 485 pagine In this work the problem of scientific ontology is applied to the general issue of scientific realism. In addition, particular ontological issues raised by particular theories or fields are explored. |
Sommario
Paul Horwich 1991 On the Nature and Norms | 3 |
Rationality Philosophy of Science 53 pp 3151 | 147 |
Jon Dorling 1992 Bayesian Conditionalization Resolves | 169 |
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