Representationalism in measurement theory – Structuralism or Perspectivism?

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Abstract

In Chapter 6, Johanna E. Wolff uses models of measurements as a case for exploring two forms of scientific realism that are meant to address the problem of plurality of models in science: structural realism and perspectival realism. She distinguishes their motivations in the following way: structural realists address the plurality of models by looking for similarities, namely structural commonalities, between the models, whereas perspectival realists emphasize how differences among a plurality of models can be complementary. In comparing these realist alternatives, Wolff chooses to focus on measurement theory. Wolff urges the idea that perspectival realism and structural realism are not competing realist accounts but complementary ones.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUnderstanding Perspectivism
Subtitle of host publicationUnderstanding Perspectivism
EditorsMichela Massimi, Casey D. McCoy
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter6
Pages109-126
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9781315145198
ISBN (Print)9781138503069
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NameRoutledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science
PublisherRoutledge

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