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A Modal View of the Semantics of Theoretical Sentences

Andreas, Holger (2010) A Modal View of the Semantics of Theoretical Sentences. [Published Article]

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    Abstract

    Modal logic has been applied in many different areas, as reasoning about time, knowledge and belief, necessity and possibility, to mention only some examples. In the present paper, an attempt is made to use modal logic to account for the semantics of theoretical sentences in scientific language. Theoretical sentences have been studied extensively since the work of Ramsey and Carnap. The present attempt at a modal analysis is motivated by there being several intended interpretations of the theoretical terms once these terms are introduced through the axioms of a theory.

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    Item Type: Published Article
    Keywords: Theoretical terms, modal logic, Ramsey sentence
    Subjects: General Issues > Theory Change
    Depositing User: Dr. Holger Andreas
    Date Deposited: 20 Feb 2013 08:46
    Last Modified: 20 Feb 2013 08:46
    Item ID: 9578
    Official URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11229-...
    DOI or Unique Handle.: 10.1007/s11229-009-9458-3
    URI: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9578

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