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The Axiomatization of Physical Theories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

Herbert A. Simon
Herbert A. Simon*
Affiliation:
Carnegie-Mellon University
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Abstract

The task of axiomatizing physical theories has attracted, in recent years, some interest among both empirical scientists and logicians. However, the axiomatizations produced by either one of these two groups seldom appear satisfactory to the members of the other. It is the purpose of this paper to develop an approach that will satisfy the criteria of both, hence permit us to construct axiomatizations that will meet simultaneously the standards and needs of logicians and of empirical scientists.

Type
Research Article
Information
Philosophy of Science , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , March 1970 , pp. 16 - 26
Copyright
Copyright © 1970 The Philosophy of Science Association

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Footnotes

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This work was supported by Public Health Service Research Grant MH-07722, from the National Institutes of Mental Health.

I am indebted to Joseph D. Sneed for valuable comments and suggestions on an earlier draft of this paper.

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