Samenvatting
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.
| Originele taal-2 | English |
|---|---|
| Pagina's (van-tot) | 64-72 |
| Tijdschrift | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part A |
| Volume | 46 |
| Nummer van het tijdschrift | iii |
| Status | Published - 2014 |