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Full Idea
The Ramsey sentence of a theory says that it has at least one realisation.
Gist of Idea
The Ramsey sentence of a theory says that it has at least one realisation
Source
David Lewis (How to Define Theoretical Terms [1970], V)
Book Ref
Lewis,David: 'Philosophical Papers Vol.1' [OUP 1983], p.89
15527 | Defining terms either enables elimination, or shows that they don't require elimination [Lewis] |
15526 | There is a method for defining new scientific terms just using the terms we already understand [Lewis] |
15528 | A Ramsey sentence just asserts that a theory can be realised, without saying by what [Lewis] |
15530 | A logically determinate name names the same thing in every possible world [Lewis] |
15529 | It is better to have one realisation of a theory than many - but it may not always be possible [Lewis] |
15531 | The Ramsey sentence of a theory says that it has at least one realisation [Lewis] |