Structural correspondence between theories and convergence to truth

DOI10.1007/S11229-010-9784-5zbMATH Open1221.03011OpenAlexW2009972637MaRDI QIDQ542129FDOQ542129

Authors: Gerhard Schurz 

Publication date: 8 June 2011

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-010-9784-5

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zbMATH Keywords

correspondence theoremscientific realismstructural realismconvergence to a true theoryminimal realism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Logic in the philosophy of science (03A10)

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• Patterns of abduction
• Common cause abduction and the formation of theoretical concepts in science
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