The Semantic View, Empirical Adequacy, and Application

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Published: Dec 4, 2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2005.449

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Mauricio Suárez
Departamento de Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia Facultad de Filosofía Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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It is widely accepted in contemporary philosophy of science that the domain of application of a theory is typically larger than its explanatory covering power: theories can be applied to phenomena that they do not explain. I argue for an analogous thesis regarding the notion of empirical adequacy. A theory’s domain of application is typically larger than its domain of empirical adequacy: theories are often applied to phenomena from which they receive no empirical confirmation.

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Suárez, M. (2005). The Semantic View, Empirical Adequacy, and Application. Crítica. Revista Hispanoamericana De Filosofía, 37(109), 29–63. https://doi.org/10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2005.449

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