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Vol 21, No 3 (2017) • Principia: an international journal of epistemology
Autor: Nelida Gentile
Resumo:
In his attempt to put forward an empiricist version of structuralism, van Fraassen develops an approach to scientific representation and models which has been the object of several critiques. Here we cover the “Loss of Reality Objection”, namely, that reality itself would play no role in science if science could only refer to mathematical models. We examine and dismiss the solution offered by van Fraassen. Finally, we offer an alternative solution path.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2017v21n3p445
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2017v21n3p445/pdf
Palavras-Chave: Constructivism,reality,empiricist structurali
Principia: an international journal of epistemology
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"Principia: an international journal of epistemology" was founded in 1997 and regularly publishes articles, discussions and review. The journal aims to publish original scholarly work especially in epistemology area , with an emphasis on material of general interest to academic philosophers. Originally published only in print version (ISSN: 1414-4247), in 2005 the journal began to be published also in online version (ISSN: 1808-1711). Since 1999 are published three issues per year: in April, August and December. Qualis CAPES: A2