Replacing One Theory by Another Under Preservation of a Given Feature
- 1 December 1971
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Philosophy of Science
- Vol. 38 (4) , 486-501
- https://doi.org/10.1086/288391
Abstract
The conditions are examined under which one theory is said to be replaceable by another, while preserving those features of the original theory which made it serviceable for a given purpose. Among such replacements, special attention is given to ones which qualify as so-called reductions of a theory, and some theorems are proved concerning the notion of a reduction.Keywords
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- Approaches to ReductionPhilosophy of Science, 1967