Embracing Scientific Realism

This book provides philosophers of science with new theoretical resources for making their own contributions to the scientific realism debate. Readers will encounter old and new arguments for and against scientific realism. They will also be given useful tips for how to provide influential formulati...

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Main Author: Park, Seungbae
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a Preface -- Chapter 1. In Defense of the No-Miracles Argument -- Chapter 2. Critiques of the Pessimistic Induction -- Chapter 3. Critiques of Scientific Antirealism -- Chapter 4. Six New Arguments for Scientific Realism -- Chapter 5. Critiques of Five Variants of Putative Realism -- Chapter 6. Formulating Scientific Realism and Antirealism -- Chapter 7. Scientific Realism and Scientific Understanding -- Chapter 8. Scientific Realism and Scientific Progress -- Chapter 9. Scientific Realism and Mathematical Realism -- Chapter 10. Scientific Realism and Scientific Practice -- Chapter 11. New Topics for Future Debates -- Index 
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