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Equivalent descriptions
pp. 77-97
Abstract
In this essay I examine the conceptions of empirical and theoretical equivalence developed by Reichenbach and Quine. I shall show that they fail to do justice to important structural facts of the world and to the status of mathematical knowledge within science.
Publication details
Published in:
Spohn Wolfgang (1991) Erkenntnis orientated: a centennial volume for Rudolf Carnap and Hans Reichenbach. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 77-97
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-3490-3_6
Full citation:
Mühlhölzer Felix (1991) „Equivalent descriptions“, In: W. Spohn (ed.), Erkenntnis orientated, Dordrecht, Springer, 77–97.