The Representational Role of Sophisticated Theories

被引：1
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作者：
Bradley, Clara [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
来源：
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 2023年
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D O I：
10.1017/psa.2023.131
中图分类号：
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要：
Dewar (2019) argues that removing excess structure via "sophistication" can have explanatory benefits to removing excess structure via "reduction." In this paper, I argue that a more robust reason to prefer sophisticated theories is that they have representational benefits.
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