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There Are No Such Things As Theories (Hardcover)
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There Are No Such Things As Theories (Hardcover)
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There Are No Such Things as Theories considers the fundamental
question: what is a scientific theory? It presents a range of
options - from theories are sets of propositions, to theories are
families of models, abstract artefacts, or fictions - and
highlights the various problems they all face. In so doing it draws
multiple comparisons between theories and artworks: on the one
hand, theories are like certain kinds of paintings with regard to
their representational capacity; on the other, they are like
musical works in that they can be multiply presented. An
alternative answer to the question is then offered, drawing on the
metaphysics of musical works: there are no such things as theories.
Nevertheless, we can still talk about them, since that talk is made
true by the various practices that scientists engage in. The
implications of this form of eliminativism for the realism debate
is then discussed and it is concluded that this may offer a more
flexible framework in which we can understand both the history and
the philosophy of science in general.
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