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  1. Theoretical functions in physical science.John Forge - 1984 - Erkenntnis 21 (1):1 - 29.
    The aim of this paper is to give an account of theoreticity which captures the preanalytic conception of a theoretical function, which is precise and yet which expresses what is significant about theoretical functions. The point of departure for this account is a recent discussion of the topic by Balzer and Moulines. On the basis of criticism of this discussion and on the basis of an examination of laboratory measurement, an account of theoreticity is proposed.
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  • The key role of underlying theories for scientific explanations. A darwinian case study.Daniel Blanco, Ariel Roffé & Santiago Ginnobili - 2020 - Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology 24 (3):617-632.
    A given explanatory theory T falls into circular reasoning if the only way to determine its explanandum is through the application of T. To find an underlying theory T′ that determines T′s explanandum helps us save T from this accusation of circularity. We follow the structuralist view of theories in presenting and dealing with this issue, by applying it to particular theories. More specifically, we focus on the relationship between the Darwinian theory of common ancestry and the determination of homologies.
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  • Epistemological reflections on the structuralist philosophy of science.Peter Hucklenbroich - 1982 - Metamedicine 3 (2):279-296.
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  • On a new Definition of Theoreticity.Wolfgang Balzer - 1985 - Dialectica 39 (2):127-145.
    SummaryA simple and precise definition is offered of “term t of theory T being T‐theoretical” which can be applied to any formalized theory. The definition is in line with and emends traditional accounts of theoreticity. Its adequacy is demonstrated by application to three examples: exchange economics, classical mechanics and collision mechanics.
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  • Structuralisme et empirisme: l'approche ensembliste des théories physiques.Jean Leroux - 1986 - Dialogue 25 (1):143-.
    La parution de la monographic de Sneed,The Logical Structure of Mathematical Physics a suscité un renouveau d'intérêt en philosophie contemporaine des sciences. Cet ouvrage arrivait à un moment où l'épistémologie des sciences, telle que développée dans les milieux germaniques et anglo-saxons, accusait de graves insuffisances dans la reconstruction rationnelle du développement historique des théories physiques. Mis sur la défensive par les thèses et arguments historiques de Kuhn et de Feyerabend, ces milieux « orthodoxes » devaient reconnaitre l'état embryonnaire de ce (...)
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  • Towards a logical reconstruction of revolutionary change: The case of Ohm as an example.Michael Heidelberger - 1980 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 11 (2):103-121.
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  • Comments on a criterion of theoreticity.David Pearce - 1981 - Synthese 48 (1):77 - 86.
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  • The hierarchical structure of testing theories.Martti Kuokkanen - 1990 - Erkenntnis 32 (2):235 - 267.
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  • On reduction of theories.Andreas Kamlah - 1985 - Erkenntnis 22 (1-3):119 - 142.
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  • Theory and measurement.W. Balzer - 1983 - Erkenntnis 19 (1-3):2 - 25.
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  • On theoreticity.Wolfgang Balzer & C. Ulises Moulines - 1980 - Synthese 44 (3):467 - 494.
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  • Epistemological reflections on the structuralist philosophy of science.Peter Hucklenbroich - 1982 - Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 3 (2):279-296.
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