Theory structuralism in a rigid framework

نویسنده

  • Christian Damböck
چکیده

This paper develops the first parts of a logical framework for the empirical sciences, by means of a redefinition of theory structuralism as originally developed by Joseph Sneed, Wolfgang Stegmüller, and others, in the context of a ‘rigid’ logic as based on a fixed (therefore rigid) ontology. The paper defends a formal conception of the empirical sciences that has an irreducible ontological basis and is unable, in general, to provide purely structural characterizations of the domain of a theory. The extreme rationalist utopia of a characterization of the real world ‘up to isomorphism’, therefore, is rejected.

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Structuralism and Ibn Arabi's Theory of Haqq-i Mutaqad

  The structuralists are of the view that all mystical experiences are formed under the influence of mental backgrounds of the gnostic including their ideological backgrounds. A study of Ibn Arabichr('39')s theory of haqq-i mutaqad will lead us to conclude that in his view the intuition of the truth in preliminary level can be under the influence of ideological backgrounds and formed in their ...

متن کامل

On Two Methods for Computing the Non-Rigid Group of Molecules

In this paper, two methods are described, by means of which it is possible to calculate the non rigid group of molecules consisting of a number of XH3 groups attached to a rigid framework. The first method is a combination of the wreath product formalism of Balasubramanian and modern computer algebra and the second method is a computational approach by using group theory package GAP. We apply t...

متن کامل

Does Category Theory Provide a Framework for Mathematical Structuralism?∗

Category theory and topos theory have been seen as providing a structuralist framework for mathematics autonomous vis à vis set theory. It is argued here that these theories require a background logic of relations and substantive assumptions addressing mathematical existence of categories themselves. We propose a synthesis of Bell’s “many-topoi” view and modal-structuralism. Surprisingly, a com...

متن کامل

The Role of Socio-Economic Factors in Establishing Collective Behavior of the Youth in Boshehr(Based on Smelser' s Structural Theory)

This research attempts to examine the role of Socio-economic factors  in establishing collective behavior of the youth in Boshehr based on Smelser' s structural theory. Smelser in one of the most well-known sociologists in collective behavior studies who explains these behaviors in the framework of social structuralism. This research conducted on survey method. 383 persons selected through syst...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

عنوان ژورنال:
  • Synthese

دوره 187  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012