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On a unified theory of models and thought experiments in natural sciences |
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| Authors: | Giovanni Boniolo |
| Affiliation: | Department of Philosophy , University of Padova , Piazza Capitaniato 7, Padova, 35100, Italy E-mail: boniolo@uxl.unipd.it |
| Abstract: | In this paper a unified theory of models and thought experiments is proposed by considering them as fictions, á la Vaihinger. In order to reach this aim, the Hertzian and Botzmannian interpretation of theories as Bilder is reconsidered. |
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