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Comments: Theoretical Entities Versus Theories

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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science ((BSPS,volume 5))

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Dr. Goodfield’s paper contains new and interesting ideas cast in an old and vulnerable philosophical framework. In an effort toward making a just comment on her valuable paper, I offer the following constructive criticism.

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Robert S. Cohen Marx W. Wartofsky

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Agassi, J. (1969). Comments: Theoretical Entities Versus Theories. In: Cohen, R.S., Wartofsky, M.W. (eds) Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3381-7_16

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