Technical notes on a theory of simplicity

DOI10.1007/BF00413770zbMath0933.03005MaRDI QIDQ1292998

Brian M. Scott

Publication date: 14 December 1999

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

homogeneity; philosophy of science; measure of simplicity of a theory; polymorphicity of models

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

03A05: Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations

03B30: Foundations of classical theories (including reverse mathematics)

03C50: Models with special properties (saturated, rigid, etc.)

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