The unifying power of scientific theories. An alternative proposal from structuralism to Kitcher's explanatory pattern

被引:2
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作者
Blanco, Daniel [1 ]
Ginnobili, Santiago [2 ]
Lorenzano, Pablo [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Litoral, Fac Ingn Quim, Santiago Estero 2829, RA-3000 Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina
[2] Univ Nacl Quilmes, Ctr Estudios Filosofia & Hist Ciencia, Roque Saenz Pena 352,B1876BXD, Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
关键词
Explanation; Kitcher; metatheoretical structuralism; spurious unification; unification; UNIFICATION; CAUSAL;
D O I
10.1387/theoria.18870
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
Kircher has satisfactorily explicated unification using his particular approach to scientific explanation. However, we believe that his perspective has certain problems, which have been inherited by more recent approaches to the topic. Speccally, the requirement of stringency of patterns that Kitcher proposes to determine the unifying power of an explanatory pattern undermines the typical and peculiar heterogeneity we can find in different applications of unifying theories. We will show how this topic can be better addressed by the perspective built by metatheoretical structuralism without sacrificing any of Kitcher's correct intuitions.
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页码:111 / 131
页数:21
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