A new characterization of scientific theories

Bibliographic Data

ID10815448
AuthorsJody Azzouni (0000-0002-1626-0670, Tufts University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume191
Issue13
Pages2993-3008
Publication date2014-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSynthese (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11229-014-0469-3
OpenAlexW2128076271
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited30

First, I discuss the older “theory-centered” and the more recent semantic conception of scientific theories. I argue that these two perspectives are nothing more than terminological variants of one another. I then offer a new theory-centered view of scientific theories. I argue that this new view captures the insights had by each of these earlier views, that it’s closer to how scientists think about their own theories, and that it better accommodates the phenomenon of inconsistent scientific theories

Epistemology · Metaphysics · Nothing · Phenomenon · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of mind · Philosophy of science · Scientific theory · Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Science and Climate Studies

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