Erhard Scheibe's Structuralism

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Focusing on the structuralism of physical theories, this book systematically reviews how empirical imprecision can be integrated into formal reconstructions. It introduces a measure of imprecision for topological comparisons of theories, addressing ongoing debates in statistical mechanics and the relationship between classical and quantum mechanics. The author advocates for Bourbaki-style structuralism alongside E. Scheibe's reduction theory as effective frameworks for analyzing reduction and emergence. It provides a critical overview of philosophical positions relevant to contemporary issues in fundamental physics.