Veikko Rantala
Biographic Data
| ID | 5969634 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Veikko Rantala |
| GIVEN NAMES | Veikko |
| FAMILY NAME | Rantala |
| SIGNATURE | RANTALA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Research Council of Finland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Knowledge Representation
The worlds of fiction and the worlds of science
Approximative Explanation is Deductive-Nomological
We revive the idea that a deductive-nomological explanation of a scientific theory by its successor may be defensible, even in those common and troublesome cases where the theories concerned are mutually incompatible; and limiting, approximating and counterfactual assumptions may be required in order to define a logical relation between them. Our solution is based on a general characterization of limiting relations between physical theories using…
New foundations for metascience
Realism and reference
Realism and formal semantics
The old and the new logic of metascience
The old and the new logic of metascience
New foundations for metascience
Realism and formal semantics
Approximative Explanation is Deductive-Nomological
We revive the idea that a deductive-nomological explanation of a scientific theory by its successor may be defensible, even in those common and troublesome cases where the theories concerned are mutually incompatible; and limiting, approximating and counterfactual assumptions may be required in order to define a logical relation between them. Our solution is based on a general characterization of limiting relations between physical theories using…
Realism and reference
The old and the new logic of metascience
Realism and reference
Realism and formal semantics
New foundations for metascience
Approximative Explanation is Deductive-Nomological
We revive the idea that a deductive-nomological explanation of a scientific theory by its successor may be defensible, even in those common and troublesome cases where the theories concerned are mutually incompatible; and limiting, approximating and counterfactual assumptions may be required in order to define a logical relation between them. Our solution is based on a general characterization of limiting relations between physical theories using…
The worlds of fiction and the worlds of science
Knowledge Representation
Epistemology (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Metaphysics (6 works) · Philosophy of language (6 works) · Philosophy of science (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Cognitive Science and Education Research (2 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (2 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (2 works) · Programming language (2 works)