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What is a physical theory? Philosophers do have an answer by distinguishing two forms of empirical adequacy
Jorge Manero
What is a physical theory? Although this intriguing question has been addressed from many different perspectives, some physicists and philosophers of physics have implicitly or exp…
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A neo-Kantian explanation of the applicability of mathematics to physics
Jorge Manero
Various 'optimistic' attempts have been made to reasonably explain the undeniable effectiveness of mathematics in its application to physics. They range over retrospective, histori…