Theory and Meaning

by David Papineau

This book is concerned with those aspects of the theory of meaning for scientific terms that are relevant to questions about the evaluation of scientific theories. The contemporary debate about theory choice in science is normally presented as a conflict between two sets of ideas. On the one hand are notions of objectivity, realism, rationality, and progress in science. On the other is the view that meanings depend on theory, with associated claims...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198245858
• ISBN13: 9780198245858
• Release Date: December 1979
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"