Zahar, Elie G (2004) Ramseyfication and structural realism. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 19 (1). pp. 5-30. ISSN 2171-679X

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Abstract

Structural Realism (SSR), as embodied in the Ramsey-sentence H* of a theory H, is defended against the view that H* reduces to a trivial statement about the cardinality of the domain of H, a view which arises from ignoring the central role of observation within science. Putnam’s theses are examined and shown to support rather than undermine SSR. Finally: in view of its synthetic character, applied mathematics must enter into the formulation of H* and hence be shown to be finitely axiomatisable; this is done in the Appendix, which is the most important part of the paper.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Zahar, Elie G
Additional Information:	ISSN: 0495-4548 (print)
Keywords:	metaphysics, realism, structuralism, refutability, Ramsey-sentence, Finite Axiomatization
Depositing User:	Users 15304 not found.
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2014 18:11
Last Modified:	11 Mar 2014 18:11
Item ID:	10510
Journal or Publication Title:	THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science
Publisher:	Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco
Official URL:	http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/vi...
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1387/theoria.599
Date:	January 2004
Page Range:	pp. 5-30
Volume:	19
Number:	1
ISSN:	2171-679X
URI:	https://philsci-archive-dev.library.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10510

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