Scientific theories : a philosophical analysis

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dc.contributor.advisorBunting, Ian
dc.contributor.authorSchwerin, Alan Kenneth
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-09T09:05:59Z
dc.date.issued1979
dc.description.abstractIn this essay I have considered some of the philosophical problems involved in attempting to settle the question, What are scientific theories about? And in order to expose these problems, I have dealt with two influential responses to this question of the referents of scientific theories - namely, logical empiricism and realism.
dc.description.degreeMaster's thesis
dc.description.degreeMA
dc.format.extent151 pages
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001976
dc.identifier.urihttps://researchrepository.ru.ac.za/handle/123456789/9487
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherRhodes University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy
dc.rightsSchwerin, Alan Kenneth
dc.subjectScience -- Philosophy
dc.subjectLogical positivism
dc.subjectRealism
dc.titleScientific theories : a philosophical analysis
dc.typeAcademic thesis

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