Whither constructive empiricism?

Philosophical Studies 106 (1-2):123 - 150 (2001)
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In this paper I will set out my understanding of Bas van Fraassen’s constructive empiricism, some of the difficulties which I believe beset the current version, and, very briefly, some valuable lessons I believe are nonetheless to be learned by considering this view.We’ll need to begin with a review of how van Fraassen conceives of this kind of discussion

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Models and fiction.Roman Frigg - 2010 - Synthese 172 (2):251-268.
Representation: The problem for structuralism.Bas C. van Fraassen - 2006 - Philosophy of Science 73 (5):536-547.

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Laws and symmetry.Bas C. van Fraassen - 1989 - New York: Oxford University Press.
Belief and the Will.Bas C. van Fraassen - 1984 - Journal of Philosophy 81 (5):235-256.
Quantum Mechanics: An Empiricist View.Paul Teller & Bas C. van Fraassen - 1995 - Philosophical Review 104 (3):457.
What is constructive empiricism?Gideon Rosen - 1994 - Philosophical Studies 74 (2):143 - 178.
From Vicious Circle to Infinite Regress, and Back Again.Bas C. van Fraassen - 1992 - PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1992:6-29.

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