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412Leibniz: RaumIn Ansgar Beckermann & Dominik Perler (eds.), Duns Scotus: Universalien, Reclam. 2004.
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1153Ceteris-paribus-Gesetze in der PhysikIn Michael Esfeld (ed.), Philosophie der Physik, Suhrkamp. 2012.
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749Pluralism and the Hypothetical in Heinrich Hertz’s Philosophy of ScienceIn Michael Heidelberger & Gregor Schiemann (eds.), The Significance of the Hypothetical in Natural Science, De Gruyter. pp. 145-168. 2009.In this paper I argue against readings of Hertz that overly assimilate him into the thought of late 20th century anti-realists and pluralists. Firstly, as is well-known, various images of the same objects are possible according to Hertz. However, I will argue that this envisaged pluralism concerns the situation before all the evidence is considered i. e. before we can decide whether the images are correct and appropriate. Hertz believes in final and decisive battles of the kind he participated i…Read more
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