Crítica, Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía, Volume 15, number 43, April 1983
La concepción de las teorías
empíricas de Suppes
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José Luis Rolleri
Universidad Michoacana
Abstract: A reconstruction of Patrick Suppes' conception of physical theories
and of the empirical theories in general (quantitative and non-stochastic)
is intended. According to Suppes there are four elements within a theory:
a set-theoretical structure; its possible realizations and models; measurements
theories (fundamental as well as derivate) and data modela of
experimentation.
In addition I present Suppes' proposal of axiomatizing a theory
set-theoretically. I explain, then, Suppes views concerning the use of a
logical concept of model in the factual interpretation of theories. I
pretend to show that it is not enough to specify the próposed physical
meaning of the primitives of an axiomatic theory in order to get the
intended applications: within this specification the only things possible
to eliminate -in an analogous way of the mathematicians- are its "non.
standard" models.
Finally, I describe the role of measurement theories in Suppes' views
of physical semantics: they behave as a bridge between the models
proposed by the theory and certain data systematisations from experimental
experience. They connect metrical concepts of theoretical
physics with laboratory observations and operations.
[J.L.R.]
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