Norton, John D. (2012) Dense and Sparse Meaning Spaces. [Preprint]
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Abstract
Contrary to the incommensurability thesis, I argue that the referents of theoretical terms can remain stable under theory change, if they are associated with “sparse meaning spaces.” In them, reference is error tolerant, for there are no alternatives in the neighborhood to which terms in altered descriptions can shift their reference.
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| Keywords: | incommensurability meaning reference temperature theory | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Theory Change | ||||||
| Depositing User: | John Norton | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 12 May 2012 13:19 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 May 2012 13:19 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 9110 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Theory Change | ||||||
| Date: | 11 May 2012 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9110 |
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