This paper is forthcoming in Foundations of Science, DOI 10.1007/s10699‐013‐9325‐z 1 Authors: Fernando Charro and Juan J. Colomina Title: Points of View beyond Models. Towards a Formal Approach to Points of View as Access to the World Affiliation: Fernando Charro Department of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station, C1200 78712, Austin (TX), USA fcharro@math.utexas.edu Juan J. Colomina (correspondence author) Department of Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin 2505 University Avenue – Burdine Hall 574 78712 - Austin (TX), USA Colomina-Alminana_Juan@austin.utexas.edu Abstract: According to Vázquez & Liz (2011), Points of View (PoV) can be considered in two different ways. On the one hand, they can be explained following the model of propositional attitudes. This model assumes that the internal structure of a PoV is constituted by a subject, a set of contents, and a set of relations between the subject and those contents. On the other hand, we can analyze points of view taking as a model the