Realism and Instrumentalism in Philosophical Explanation
There is a salient contrast in how theoretical representations are regarded. Some are regarded as revealing the nature of what they represent, as in familiar cases of theoretical identification in physical chemistry where water is represented as hydrogen hydroxide and gold is represented as the elem...
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| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Metaphysics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.metaphysicsjournal.com/articles/20 |