Add to ORKGIt is widely accepted in contemporary philosophy of science that the domain of application of a theory is typically larger than its explanatory covering power: theories can be applied to phenomena that they do not explain. I argue for an analogous thesis regarding the notion of empirical adequacy. A theory’s domain of application is typically larger than its domain of empirical adequacy: theories are often applied to phenomena from which they receive no empirical confirmation
Theories occupy different positions in the scientific circle of enquiry as they vary in scope, abstr...
In the absence of empirical confirmation, scientists judge a theory's chances of being viable based ...
According to the semantic view of scientific theories, theories are classes of models. I show that ...
Empirical adequacy matters directly - as it does for antirealists - if we aim to get all or most of ...
The main purpose of this paper is to investigate various notions of empirical equivalence in relatio...
The paper discusses the concept of adequacy central for Pertażycki’s methodology. According to Petra...
This paper aims to show that Bas van Fraassen’s constructive empiricism, such as it is expounded inT...
Abstract Are theories ‘underdetermined by the evidence ’ in any way that should worry the scientific...
John Norton’s argument that all formal theories of induction fail raises substantive questions about...
I show that the central notion of Constructive Empiricism, empirical adequacy, can be expressed synt...
The aim of my paper is to investigate how major semantic theories are used in various application a...
Scientific theories are accepted or rejected in terms of their observable predictions. If the predic...
I show that the central notion of Constructive Empiricism, empirical adequacy, can be expressed synt...
Are theories ‘underdetermined by the evidence’ in any way that should worry the scientific realist? I...
An immersed philosopher of science who left this world too early. In this journal, Dicken & Lipt...
Theories occupy different positions in the scientific circle of enquiry as they vary in scope, abstr...
In the absence of empirical confirmation, scientists judge a theory's chances of being viable based ...
According to the semantic view of scientific theories, theories are classes of models. I show that ...
Empirical adequacy matters directly - as it does for antirealists - if we aim to get all or most of ...
The main purpose of this paper is to investigate various notions of empirical equivalence in relatio...
The paper discusses the concept of adequacy central for Pertażycki’s methodology. According to Petra...
This paper aims to show that Bas van Fraassen’s constructive empiricism, such as it is expounded inT...
Abstract Are theories ‘underdetermined by the evidence ’ in any way that should worry the scientific...
John Norton’s argument that all formal theories of induction fail raises substantive questions about...
I show that the central notion of Constructive Empiricism, empirical adequacy, can be expressed synt...
The aim of my paper is to investigate how major semantic theories are used in various application a...
Scientific theories are accepted or rejected in terms of their observable predictions. If the predic...
I show that the central notion of Constructive Empiricism, empirical adequacy, can be expressed synt...
Are theories ‘underdetermined by the evidence’ in any way that should worry the scientific realist? I...
An immersed philosopher of science who left this world too early. In this journal, Dicken & Lipt...
Theories occupy different positions in the scientific circle of enquiry as they vary in scope, abstr...
In the absence of empirical confirmation, scientists judge a theory's chances of being viable based ...
According to the semantic view of scientific theories, theories are classes of models. I show that ...