Instrumental, the mathematic-logic conception of scientific theories
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The view that scientific theories do not describe reality and that they are mere tools for prediction describes instrumentalism. In a nutshell, the view describes scientific theories such as those of mathematical-logical conception among others. This essay will focus on instrumentalism, the mathematical-logical conception of scientific theories and how the view leads to instrumentalism of scientific theories. Philosophy of science springs around several enigmatic issues that philosophers are striving to unravel,