The Structure of Scientific TheoriesFrederick Suppe ''A clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary philosophy of science.'' -- American Scientist ''The best account of scientific theory now available, one that surely commends itself to every philosopher of science with the slightest interest in metaphysics.'' -- Review of Mathematics ''It should certainly be of interest to those teaching graduate courses in philosophy of science and to scientists wishing to gain a further appreciation of the approach used by philosophers of science.'' -- Science Activities |
Contents
I Historical Background to the Received View | 6 |
II Development of the Received View | 16 |
A Correspondence Rules and Cognitive Significance | 17 |
The Status of Theoretical Terms | 27 |
C Logic of the Conditional | 36 |
D ObservationalTheoretical Distinction | 45 |
E Final Version of the Received View | 50 |
Theory Reduction | 53 |
XIII | 344 |
XIV | 350 |
XV | 361 |
XVI | 374 |
XVII | 392 |
XVIII | 402 |
XIX | 409 |
XX | 420 |
III Status of the Received View | 57 |
IV Criticism of the Received View | 62 |
B ObservationalTheoretical Distinction | 66 |
C Partial Interpretation | 86 |
D Models | 95 |
E Correspondence Rules | 102 |
F Formalization Issues | 110 |
G Conclusions on the Adequacy of the Received View | 115 |
V Alternatives to the Received View and Their Critics | 119 |
A Skeptical Descriptive Analyses | 120 |
B Weltanschauungen Analyses | 125 |
C Semantic Approaches | 221 |
D Explanation and Theories | 230 |
Main Issues Concerning the Structure of Theories1969 | 233 |
Proceedings of the Symposium | 241 |
Formulation and Formalization of Scientific Theories A SummaryAbstract | 242 |
I | 255 |
II | 266 |
3 Probabilistic Theories with Incorrigible Data | 271 |
III | 273 |
IV | 278 |
V | 281 |
VI | 284 |
VII | 289 |
VIII | 308 |
IX | 315 |
X | 321 |
XI | 327 |
XII | 335 |
XXI | 424 |
XXII | 433 |
XXIII | 435 |
XXIV | 457 |
XXVI | 481 |
XXVII | 498 |
XXVIII | 516 |
XXX | 523 |
XXXI | 530 |
XXXII | 553 |
XXXIII | 562 |
XXXV | 567 |
2 The Rationality of Scientific Decisions | 568 |
XXXVI | 570 |
XXXVII | 576 |
XXXVIII | 584 |
XXXIX | 594 |
Introduction | 609 |
I Swan Song for Positivism | 610 |
XLI | 611 |
XLII | 625 |
A History and Philosophy of Science | 642 |
Bibliography | 717 |
XLIII | 719 |
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Common terms and phrases
accepted Achinstein analysis analytic analytic-synthetic distinction apply argument attempt axiomatic Bohm Bohr Carnap characterization claims classical mechanics concepts construed context Copenhagen interpretation correspondence rules counterfactual counterfactual conditionals criticisms Descartes disciplinary matrix discussion distinction domain empirical entities epistemological example exemplars experimental explanation fact Feyerabend formulation Galileo given growth of scientific Hanson Hempel historian history of science hypotheses Ibid ideal inductive involved Kuhn Kuhn's language laws logical logical positivism mathematical meaning mechanics nature Newton normal science notion object observation observational-theoretical paper paradigm phase space phenomena philosophical philosophy of science physical Popper positivistic possible predictions principles probabilistic problem Professor Putnam quantum mechanics quantum theory question rational reasoning Received View relevant scientific knowledge scientific theories scientists semantic sense Shapere Shapere's significant sort specified statements structure Suppes symbolic symposium theoretical terms tion Toulmin various Vr terms Weltanschauungen