A reason for theoretical terms

Haim Gaifman; Daniel N. Osherson; Scott Weinstein

doi:10.1007/BF00217543

A reason for theoretical terms

Haim Gaifman, Daniel N. Osherson, Scott Weinstein

Psychology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

Abstract

The presence of nonobservational vocabulary is shown to be necessary for wide application of a conservative principle of theory revision.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	149-159
Number of pages	11
Journal	Erkenntnis
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00217543
State	Published - Mar 1990

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Philosophy
Logic

Access to Document

10.1007/BF00217543

Cite this

@article{f5c0ebbd568d417d814ace4bb722fc28,

title = "A reason for theoretical terms",

abstract = "The presence of nonobservational vocabulary is shown to be necessary for wide application of a conservative principle of theory revision.",

author = "Haim Gaifman and Osherson, {Daniel N.} and Scott Weinstein",

year = "1990",

month = mar,

doi = "10.1007/BF00217543",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "32",

pages = "149--159",

journal = "Erkenntnis",

issn = "0165-0106",

publisher = "Springer Netherlands",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A reason for theoretical terms

AU - Gaifman, Haim

AU - Osherson, Daniel N.

AU - Weinstein, Scott

PY - 1990/3

Y1 - 1990/3

N2 - The presence of nonobservational vocabulary is shown to be necessary for wide application of a conservative principle of theory revision.

AB - The presence of nonobservational vocabulary is shown to be necessary for wide application of a conservative principle of theory revision.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34249952812&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=34249952812&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/BF00217543

DO - 10.1007/BF00217543

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:34249952812

SN - 0165-0106

VL - 32

SP - 149

EP - 159

JO - Erkenntnis

JF - Erkenntnis

IS - 2

ER -

A reason for theoretical terms

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this