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A reason for theoretical terms

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The presence of nonobservational vocabulary is shown to be necessary for wide application of a conservative principle of theory revision.

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  1. MIT, E 10-237, 02139, Cambridge, Mass., USA

    Haim Gaifman, Daniel N. Osherson & Scott Weinstein

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  1. Haim Gaifman
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Support for this research was provided by the Office of Naval Research under contract No. N00014-87-K-0401. We thank Daniel Andler and Clark Glymour for helpful discussion.

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Gaifman, H., Osherson, D.N. & Weinstein, S. A reason for theoretical terms. Erkenntnis 32, 149–159 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00217543

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