Technical notes on a theory of simplicity

DOI10.1007/BF00413770MaRDI QIDQ1292998zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Brian M. Scott

Publication date 14 December 1999

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413770

zbMATH Keywords

homogeneitymeasure of simplicity of a theoryphilosophy of sciencepolymorphicity of models

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Foundations of classical theories (including reverse mathematics) (03B30) Models with special properties (saturated, rigid, etc.) (03C50)

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