The semantic view, empirical adequacy, and application

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Suárez, M [1 ]
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[1] Univ Complutense Madrid, Dept Log & Filosofia Ciencia, Fac Filosofia, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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scientific epistemology; empirical adequacy; semantic conception; scientific representation;
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It 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.
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