Towards a Consilient Theory of Scientific Representation

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Autor(a) principal: Barroso, Maribel
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: spa
Título da fonte: Principia (Florianópolis. Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/86123
Resumo: In this article, the inductive philosophy of science of the Victorian philosopher William Whewell is suggested as an appropriate approach to build a consilient notion of scientific representation. After a brief overview of the background that makes a notion of representation necessary in the field of philosophy of science, the description of what has been called the problem of scientific representation is exposed. It is then argued that the above is an unwieldy characterization of the problem that needs to be deflated in favor of a narrower profile of the problem, to finally propose that William Whewell's idiosyncratic notion of induction can be considered to develop a notion of scientific representation that makes the semanticist and pragmatist accounts of representation in science consilient.
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spelling Towards a Consilient Theory of Scientific RepresentationHacia una Teoría Consiliente de la Representación CientíficaScientific RepresentationModelsScientific PracticeInductionWilliam WhewellRepresentación científicaModelosPráctica científicaInducciónWilliam WhewellIn this article, the inductive philosophy of science of the Victorian philosopher William Whewell is suggested as an appropriate approach to build a consilient notion of scientific representation. After a brief overview of the background that makes a notion of representation necessary in the field of philosophy of science, the description of what has been called the problem of scientific representation is exposed. It is then argued that the above is an unwieldy characterization of the problem that needs to be deflated in favor of a narrower profile of the problem, to finally propose that William Whewell's idiosyncratic notion of induction can be considered to develop a notion of scientific representation that makes the semanticist and pragmatist accounts of representation in science consilient.En el presente artículo se sugiere la filosofía inductiva de la ciencia del filósofo victoriano William Whewell como un enfoque apropiado para formular una noción consiliente de la representación científica. Tras un breve recorrido por los antecedentes que hacen necesaria una noción de representación en el ámbito de la filosofía de la ciencia, se expone, en primer lugar, la descripción de lo que se ha denominado el problema de la representación científica. De seguido, se argumenta que la anterior es una caracterización poco manejable del problema que requiere ser deflacionada en favor de un perfil más acotado, para finalmente proponer que la idiosincrática noción de inducción de William Whewell puede ser considerada para desarrollar una noción de representación científica que haga consiliente las cuentas semanticistas y pragmatistas de la representación en ciencia.Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC2023-10-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/8612310.5007/1808-1711.2023.e86123Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 27 No. 2 (2023); 235–261Principia: an international journal of epistemology; Vol. 27 Núm. 2 (2023); 235–261Principia: an international journal of epistemology; v. 27 n. 2 (2023); 235–2611808-17111414-4247reponame:Principia (Florianópolis. Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCspahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/86123/54357Copyright (c) 2023 Maribel Barrosohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBarroso, Maribel2023-10-22T20:38:02Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/86123Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principiaPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/oaiprincipia@contato.ufsc.br||principia@contato.ufsc.br1808-17111414-4247opendoar:2023-10-22T20:38:02Principia (Florianópolis. Online) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Towards a Consilient Theory of Scientific Representation
Hacia una Teoría Consiliente de la Representación Científica
title Towards a Consilient Theory of Scientific Representation
spellingShingle Towards a Consilient Theory of Scientific Representation
Barroso, Maribel
Scientific Representation
Models
Scientific Practice
Induction
William Whewell
Representación científica
Modelos
Práctica científica
Inducción
William Whewell
title_short Towards a Consilient Theory of Scientific Representation
title_full Towards a Consilient Theory of Scientific Representation
title_fullStr Towards a Consilient Theory of Scientific Representation
title_full_unstemmed Towards a Consilient Theory of Scientific Representation
title_sort Towards a Consilient Theory of Scientific Representation
author Barroso, Maribel
author_facet Barroso, Maribel
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Barroso, Maribel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Scientific Representation
Models
Scientific Practice
Induction
William Whewell
Representación científica
Modelos
Práctica científica
Inducción
William Whewell
topic Scientific Representation
Models
Scientific Practice
Induction
William Whewell
Representación científica
Modelos
Práctica científica
Inducción
William Whewell
description In this article, the inductive philosophy of science of the Victorian philosopher William Whewell is suggested as an appropriate approach to build a consilient notion of scientific representation. After a brief overview of the background that makes a notion of representation necessary in the field of philosophy of science, the description of what has been called the problem of scientific representation is exposed. It is then argued that the above is an unwieldy characterization of the problem that needs to be deflated in favor of a narrower profile of the problem, to finally propose that William Whewell's idiosyncratic notion of induction can be considered to develop a notion of scientific representation that makes the semanticist and pragmatist accounts of representation in science consilient.
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