The paper, as Part I of a two-part series, argues for a hybrid formulation of the semantic view of scientific theories. For stage-setting, it first reviews the elements of the model theory in mathematical logic (on whose foundation the semantic view rests), the syntactic and the semantic view, and the different notions of models used in the practice of science. The paper then argues for an integration of the notions into the semantic view, and thereby offers a hybrid semantic view, which at once secures the view's logical foundations and enhances its applicability. The dilemma of either losing touch with the practice of science or yielding up the benefits of the model theory is thus avoided. © 1997 Inter-University Foundation.
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Liu, C. (1997). Models and theories I: The semantic view revisited. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 11(2), 147–164. https://doi.org/10.1080/02698599708573560
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