In this paper, we examine the issue of the empirical or non-empirical status of philosophical metatheories. In particular, we ask whether a specific type of metatheoretical product, formal reconstructions of scientific theories, can be empirically tested. To answer this, we take Metatheoretical Structuralism as a metatheory and Classical Mechanics as our case studies. We show how classical mechanics can be reconstructed from structuralism. We then present a computer program, called Reconstructor, and show how it can be used to test the adequacy of the reconstruction. Finally, we discuss some philosophical points regarding these tests, namely, the issues of holism, circularity and metatheoretical predictions.

在本文中，我们研究了哲学元理论的经验或非经验地位问题。特别是，我们询问是否可以对特定类型的元理论产品（科学理论的形式重建）进行实证检验。为了回答这个问题，我们以元理论结构主义作为元理论，以经典力学作为案例研究。我们展示了如何从结构主义重建经典力学。然后，我们展示了一个名为 Reconstructor 的计算机程序，并展示了如何使用它来测试重建的充分性。最后，我们讨论有关这些测试的一些哲学观点，即整体论、循环性和元理论预测问题。