scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4008355

MaRDI QIDQ3758799zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Ilkka Niiniluoto

Publication date 1986

zbMATH Keywords

counterfactualsmetricapproximationsstate spacephilosophy of sciencescientific realismscientific theoriesidealizationtruthlikenessapproximate truthCarnapian statement view for quantitative theoriesequations between theoriesquantitative theoriesscientific knowledge formation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05)

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