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In this essay I examine the conceptions of empirical and theoretical equivalence developed by Reichenbach and Quine. I shall show that they fail to do justice to important structural facts of the world and to the status of mathematical knowledge within science.
I am indebted to the participants of the Oberseminar ‘Grundprobleme der analytischen Philosophie’ at the University of München for helpful discussions and to Marshall Kavesh for correcting and improving my English.
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Mühlhölzer, F. (1991). Equivalent Descriptions. In: Spohn, W. (eds) Erkenntnis Orientated: A Centennial Volume for Rudolf Carnap and Hans Reichenbach. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3490-3_6
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