Structural realism and theory classification.
Ontic structural realism constitutes a promising take on scientific realism, one that avoids the well‐known issues that realist stances have with underdetermination and theory change. In its most radical versions, ontic structural realism proposes a type of eliminativism about theoretical entities,...
| Published in: | Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy Vol. 89; no. 5; pp. 734 - 748 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=173824382&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 173824382 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00405825 HL0 jtl: Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy issn: 00405825 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Oct2023 vid: 89 iid: 5 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 173824382 10.1111/theo.12491 ppf: 734 ppct: 14 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 205KB tig: atl: Structural realism and theory classification. aug: au: Benitez, Federico affil: University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland su: Realism Metaphysics Ontology Eliminativism Social interaction sug: subj: Realism Metaphysics Ontology Eliminativism Social interaction keyword: scientific metaphysics scientific realism structural realism theory classification ab: Ontic structural realism constitutes a promising take on scientific realism, one that avoids the well‐known issues that realist stances have with underdetermination and theory change. In its most radical versions, ontic structural realism proposes a type of eliminativism about theoretical entities, ascribing ontological commitment only to the structures, and not to the objects appearing in our theories. More moderate versions of ontic structural realism have also been proposed, allowing for 'thin' objects in the ontology. This work connects these takes on structural realism with the independent notion that there are two categorically different kinds of scientific theories, namely those that deal with interactions and those that deal with structural constraints – what are known as interaction and framework theories, respectively. By taking this classification seriously, one can arrive at a selective version of ontic structural realism which is better adapted to our scientific knowledge, in which eliminativist ontic structural realism constitutes a natural fit to framework theories, whereas the moderate version is connected to interaction theories. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy holder: Wiley-Blackwell dt: @attributes: year: 2023 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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