Structural realism, scientific change, and partial structures

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作者：
Bueno O. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Philosophy, University of Miami, Coral Gables
来源：
Studia Logica | 2008年 / 89卷 / 2期
关键词：
Constructive empiricism; Partial structures; Realism; Reference; Scientific change; Structural realism; Truth;
D O I：
10.1007/s11225-008-9127-4
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摘要：
Scientific change has two important dimensions: conceptual change and structural change. In this paper, I argue that the existence of conceptual change brings serious difficulties for scientific realism, and the existence of structural change makes structural realism look quite implausible. I then sketch an alternative account of scientific change, in terms of partial structures, that accommodates both conceptual and structural changes. The proposal, however, is not realist, and supports a structuralist version of van Fraassen's constructive empiricism (structural empiricism). © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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