On a unified theory of models and thought experiments in natural sciences

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 11 (2):121 – 142 (1997)
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In this paper a unified theory of models and thought experiments is proposed by considering them as fictions, la Vaihinger. In order to reach this aim, the Hertzian and Botzmannian interpretation of theories as Bilder is reconsidered.

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