Projective explanation: How theories explain empirical data in spite of theory-data incommensurability

DOI10.1007/S11229-004-0034-6MaRDI QIDQ2576409zbMATHOpenAlexFDO

Authors Edwin H.-C. Hung

Publication date 12 December 2005

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-004-0034-6

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Physics (00A79) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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