Taking models seriously and being a linguistic realist

• Raoni Wohnrath Arroyo ^[1] ; Gilson Olegario da Silva ^[2]
  1. [1] State University of Campinas/FAPESP
  2. [2] Department of Philosophy, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, BRAZIL
• Localización: Principia: an international journal of epistemology, ISSN-e 1808-1711, Vol. 26, Nº. 1 (Models and Modeling in the Sciences), 2022, págs. 73-94
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Carnap’s conception of linguistic frameworks is widespread; however, it is not entirely clear nor consensual to pinpoint what is the influence in his stance within the traditional realist/anti-realist debate. In this paper, we place Carnap as a proponent of a scientific realist stance, by presenting what he called “linguistic realism”. Some possible criticisms are considered, and a case study is offered with wave function realism, a popular position in the philosophy of quantum mechanics