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From action to inscription: a structural–contextual analysis of physical information 从行动到铭文：物理信息的结构-语境分析

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2026-05-05 DOI: 10.1007/s13194-026-00753-w

Maksym Altunin

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The pursuitworthiness of majority world psychology 多数世界心理学的追求价值

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2026-05-05 DOI: 10.1007/s13194-026-00748-7

Jane Suilin Lavelle

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Participation and immersive imagination in thought experiments 思维实验中的参与性和沉浸式想象力

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2026-05-05 DOI: 10.1007/s13194-026-00746-9

Daniele Molinari

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Methods and values revisited: Responsibility and methodological orientations in the social sciences 重新审视的方法与价值：社会科学的责任与方法论取向

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2026-05-05 DOI: 10.1007/s13194-026-00743-y

Marija Brajdić Vuković, Ivan Tranfić, Pavel Gregorić

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What is an engineering model? philosophical arguments and counterarguments on why machine learning models belong in engineering 什么是工程模型？关于为什么机器学习模型属于工程的哲学论证和反论证

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2026-05-05 DOI: 10.1007/s13194-026-00752-x

Mohannad Zeyad Naser

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Correction to: Science advice for policy: enhancing the legitimacy of non-epistemic value judgments through proportionality analysis 对政策的科学建议：通过比例分析增强非认识论价值判断的合法性

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2026-05-01 DOI: 10.1007/s13194-026-00745-w

Silje Langvatn,Cathrine Holst

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The relevance principle from a causal perspective 因果关系视角下的关联原则

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2026-04-28 DOI: 10.1007/s13194-026-00733-0

Alexander Gebharter, Michał Sikorski

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The fate of particles in finite-temperature quantum field theory 有限温度量子场论中粒子的命运

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2026-04-22 DOI: 10.1007/s13194-026-00742-z

Adam Koberinski

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Stochastic supervenience: a conservative extension of classical deterministic supervenience 随机随性：经典确定性随性的保守扩展

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2026-04-06 DOI: 10.1007/s13194-026-00739-8

Youheng Zhang

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Pursuitworthiness of breakthrough experiments: transforming emerging intuitions into established norms 突破性实验的追求价值：将新兴的直觉转化为既定的规范

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2026-04-06 DOI: 10.1007/s13194-026-00738-9

Szymon Miłkoś

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