Empirical adequacy: A partial structures approach
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 28 (4):585-610 (1997)
| Abstract | Based on da Costa's and French's notions of partial structures and pragmatic truth, this paper examines two possible characterizations of the concept of empirical adequacy, one depending on the notion of partial isomorphism, the other on the hierarchy of partial models of phenomena, and both compatible with an empiricist view. These formulations can then be employed to illuminate certain aspects of scientific practice. | |||||||||
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