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| Science: Science is a systematic process of acquiring knowledge about the natural world through observation, experimentation, and hypothesis testing. It is based on the assumption that the universe is governed by natural laws that can be discovered through scientific inquiry. See also Method, Review, Knowledge, Verification, Confirmation._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Richard Boyd on Science - Dictionary of Arguments
Fraassen I 8 Science/Theory/Richard Boyd/Putnam: (attributed to him by Putnam): 1. The terms of a mature science typically refer. 2. Accepted theories in mature science are typically approximately true. 3. The same term can refer to the same in different theories. >Meaning change, >Theory change, >Theories/Boyd. Fraassen: all of these are not definitions. Truth/realism/Fraassen truth must, according to these statements, play an important role for the formulation of the realistic position. After that we can tentatively define: Definition scientific realism/Fraassen: Science aims to deliver a literally true story of how the world is. >Literal truth, >Realism._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Boyd I Richard Boyd The Philosophy of Science Cambridge 1991 Fr I B. van Fraassen The Scientific Image Oxford 1980 |
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