Model-theoretic realism - Wiki

Model-theoretic realism is a relaxed version of scientific realism that interpolates between the traditional statement and nonstatement views of scientific theories.

Literature

Ruttkamp, 2002: A model-theoretic realist interpretation of science
- Cited as a comprehensive, modern guide to the semantic view of scientific theories in Every Thing Must Go, Sec. 2.3.3
- I found this book to be very helpful and insightful, even if the writing is unpolished
Ruttkamp, 2005: Overdetermination of theories by empirical models: A realist interpretation of empirical choices (philpapers )
- Basically an excerpt from her 2002 book
Ruttkamp, 2006: Philosophy of science: Interfaces between logic and knowledge representation (philpapers )
- Lecture about connections to KR, but doesn’t interact much with AI literature
- Footnote 15 attributes notions of “empirical model” to (van Fraassen, 1980, The scientific image) and “empirical reduct” to (Kuipers, 2000, From instrumentalism to constructive realism)