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Philosophy of science

the view that a scientific theory is best seen as a family of models rather than a set of statements in a formal language.

In philosophy of science, semantic view of theories refers to the view that a scientific theory is best seen as a family of models rather than a set of statements in a formal language. This meaning comes from Suppe (1989) in The semantic conception of theories and scientific realism.[1]

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Suppe, F. (1989). The semantic conception of theories and scientific realism. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252016059

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