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Andreas, Holger; Schiemer, Georg

A central topic in the logic of science concerns the proper semantic analysis of theoretical sentences, that is sentences containing theoretical terms. In this paper, we present a novel choice-semantical account of theoretical truth based on the epsilonterm definition of theoretical terms. Specifically, we develop two ways of specifying the truth conditions of theoretical statements in a choice functional semantics, each giving rise to a corresponding logic of such statements. In order to investigate the inferential strength of these logical systems, we provide a translation of each truth definition into a modal definition of theoretical truth. Based on this, we show that the stronger notion of choice-semantical truth captures more adequately our informal semantic understanding of scientific statements.

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2019-08-01

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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59459

Andreas H, Schiemer G. A choice-semantical approach to theoretical truth. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 2016;58:1-8.

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