Abstract
Ontic structural realism (OSR) is crucially motivated by empirical discoveries of fundamental physics. To this extent its potential to furnish a general metaphysics for science may appear limited. However, OSR also provides a good account of the progress that has been achieved over the decades in a formalized special science, economics. Furthermore, this has a basis in the ontology presupposed by economic theory, and is not just an artifact of formalization.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 732-743 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Philosophy of Science |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |