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|Topic Type=Descriptive
|Description=In the contemporary philosophy of science, it is customary to consider theories as sets of ''models''. In a sense, models are taken as something more fundamental than theories. In contrast, scientonomy has traditionally considered ''theory'' and ''proposition'' as synonyms. In the scientonomic context, propositions/theories are considered fundamental elements of a mosaic. This leaves the question of the status of models in a mosaic. Is ''model'' somehow different from ''a set of propositions''? I.e. is there anything in a model that cannot be reduced to propositions. E.g. is there anything in the Copernican heliocentric model that cannot be presented in a propositional form? If so, then models will have to be somehow incorporate into the ontology of scientific change. Otherwise, there will be no need in a concept of model separate from theories/propositions.
|Parent Topic=Epistemic Elements
|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan,
|Formulated Year=2016
