Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1103264 | Language Sciences | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A review of The Semantics of Science by Roy Harris, with special attention to his discussion of Aristotle and science, chemical nomenclature, and Einstein’s twins.
► Integrationism does not preclude weak surrogationalism. ► Chemistry has perfected a successful surrogationalism. ► The distinction between real and nominal essences can be revised to provide a semantics for common substance words. ► ‘Scientist’ can be used retrospectively to integrate the methods of enquirers into nature ancient and modern. ► The semantics for the subanthropic world derives from models.
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Authors
Rom Harré,