Scientific Theory and Possibility

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作者：

Baron, Sam ^{[1
]}

Le Bihan, Baptiste ^{[2
]}

Read, James ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

[2] Univ Geneva, Philosophy Dept, 2 Rue Candolle, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland

[3] Univ Oxford, Fac Philosophy, Oxford OX2 6GG, England

来源：

ERKENNTNIS | 2025年

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D O I：

10.1007/s10670-025-00939-3

中图分类号：

B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ;

摘要：

It is plausible that the models of scientific theories correspond to possibilities. But how do we know which models of which scientific theories so correspond? This paper provides a novel proposal for guiding belief about possibilities via scientific theories. The proposal draws on the notion of an effective theory: a theory that applies very well to a particular, restricted domain. We argue that it is the models of effective theories that we should believe correspond, at least in part, to possibilities. It is thus effective theories that should guide modal reasoning in science.

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