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Dewar, Neil (2016) Ramsey equivalence. [Preprint]

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Abstract

In this paper, I critique the claim that a theory’s Ramsey sentence (or something like it) is a good candidate for encoding that theory’s structural content, by showing that such a claim leads to implausible criteria of the- oretical equivalence.


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Dewar, Neilneil.dewar@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Keywords: Newman problem Ramsey sentence Theoretical equivalence
Subjects: General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
General Issues > Structure of Theories
Depositing User: Neil Dewar
Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2016 18:18
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2016 18:18
Item ID: 12472
Subjects: General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
General Issues > Structure of Theories
Date: 29 September 2016
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12472

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