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(2010) Epsa epistemology and methodology of science, Dordrecht, Springer.
I find the notion of structure of currently debated Epistemic Structural Realism (ESR) ambiguous. I show that the disambiguation leads to two views of structure ESR1 and ESR2. Only ESR2 can be seen as asserting that structure is a set of relevant relations usually captured in physics by equations. I indicate that such view needs an argument in principle to explain why structure is epistemically prior. I show that Ramsey Sentences play a role in establishing such an argument and identify the ultimate argument in the thesis of Kantian Humility.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3263-8_4
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Cei, A. (2010)., Structural realism as a form of humility, in M. Surez, M. Dorato & M. Rédei (eds.), Epsa epistemology and methodology of science, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 35-45.
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