| Dewar, Neil (11. September 2017): Sophistication about symmetries. In: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science |
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DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axx021
Abstract
Suppose that one thinks that certain symmetries of a theory reveal “surplus structure”. What would a formalism without that surplus structure look like? The conventional answer is that it would be a reduced theory: a theory which traffics only in structures invariant under the relevant symmetry. In this paper, I argue that there is a neglected alternative: one can work with a sophisticated version of the theory, in which the symmetries act as isomorphisms.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
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| Form of publication: | Preprint |
| Faculties: | Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > Philosophy of Science Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > Philosophy of Physics |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 100 Philosophy |
| Language: | English |
| ID Code: | 42253 |
| Deposited On: | 27. Jan 2018 10:44 |
| Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020 13:17 |
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