Dawid, Richard (2020) The Role of Meta-Empirical Theory Assessment in the Acceptance of Atomism. [Preprint]
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The universal acceptance of atomism in physics and chemistry in the early 20th century went along with an altered view on the epistemic status of microphysical conjectures. Contrary to the prevalent understanding during the 19th century, on the new view unobservable objects could be ‘discovered’. It is argued in the present paper that this shift can be connected to the implicit integration of elements of meta-empirical theory assessment into the concept of theory confirmation.
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| Keywords: | atomism; Maxwell; Perrin; isomers; meta-empirical assessment; confirmation | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Evidence General Issues > History of Science Case Studies |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Richard Dawid | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2020 13:18 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2020 13:18 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 18163 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Evidence General Issues > History of Science Case Studies |
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| Date: | September 2020 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/18163 |
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