On the Rational Reconstruction of our Theoretical Knowledge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8396015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Demopoulos (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 371-403 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/54.3.371 |
| OpenAlex | W1985251626 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 17 |
This paper concerns the rational reconstruction of physical theories initially advanced by F. P. Ramsey and later elaborated by Rudolf Carnap. The Carnap–Ramsey reconstruction of theoretical knowledge is a natural development of classical empiricist ideas, one that is informed by Russell's philosophical logic and his theories of propositional understanding and knowledge of matter; as such, it is not merely a schematic representation of the notion of an empirical theory, but the backbone of a general account of our knowledge of the physical world. Carnap–Ramsey is an illuminating approach to epistemological problems that remain with us, one whose difficulties are shared by accounts that have sought to replace it. 1Introduction 2Russell's theory of propositional understanding 3Ramsey's primary and secondary systems 4Carnap's reconstruction of the language of science and an observation of Newman 5Extension of the foregoing to constructive empiricism 6Putnam's model‐theoretic argument and the semantic view of theories 7The problem clarified and resolved
Argument (complex analysis) · Constructive · Empiricism · Epistemology · Linguistics · Propositional calculus · Computer Science · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Philosophy, Science, and History
Semantic View, Empirical Adequacy, and Application
Mathematical Idealization
Logicism and its Philosophical Legacy
Scientific representation
Tracking Truth
Carnap on theoretical terms
Armchair philosophy naturalized
Some remarks on the bearing of model theory on the theory of theories
Representation
The Structure, the Whole Structure, and Nothing but the Structure
Three Views of Theoretical Knowledge
Ramseyfication and Theoretical Content
Current Bibliography of the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences 2004
Laws and Symmetry
Scientific Realism
How to Define Theoretical Terms
Realism and Reason
Reason, Truth and History
Critical Notice
Rudolf Carnap's `Theoretical Concepts in Science
Van Fraassen's Dissolution of Putnam's Model-Theoretic Argument
The Implicit Definition of Theoretical Terms
What's Really Wrong with Constructive Empiricism? Van Fraassen and the Metaphysics of Modality
The scientific image
The problems of philosophy
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2020 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |