Abstract
In my From Instrumentalism to Constructive Realism (2000) I have shown how an instrumentalist account of empirical progress can be related to nomic truth approximation. However, it was assumed that a strong notion of nomic theories was needed for that analysis. In this paper it is shown, in terms of truth
and falsity content, that the analysis already applies when, in line with scientific common sense, nomic theories are merely assumed to exclude certain conceptual possibilities as nomic possibilities.
and falsity content, that the analysis already applies when, in line with scientific common sense, nomic theories are merely assumed to exclude certain conceptual possibilities as nomic possibilities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 64-72 |
| Journal | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part A |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | iii |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Empirical progress Nomic truth approximation Truth content Falsity content Instrumentalism Realism Conceptual possibilities Nomic possibilities