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BADIR, Sémir. Immanence and empiricism: An epistemological examination of Louis Hjelmslev's theory of language. Tóp. Sem [online]. 2014, n.31, pp.71-93. ISSN 2594-0619.

Given that Hjelmslev views theory as a pure deductive system, we must understand how such a theory can harmonize with an empirical science. The means for such understanding can be explained via two principles: 1) the link between theory and empirical knowledge is based on a principle of accommodation; 2) the theory of a certain empirical knowledge must follow the rules of good governance according to a principle of empiricism. We shall present the role of each of these two principles in turn, to ultimately arrive at a third, the principle of immanence, which supports the purely deductive nature of theory. Our hypothesis is that these three principles are actually one and the same, viewed from different perspectives. Lastly, we provide a brief comparison between the principle of immanence and the fundamentals of Popper's epistemology.

Palabras llave : immanence; empiricism; theory; Hjelmslev; Popper.

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