New Approaches to Scientific Realism

Published by De Gruyter 2020

New Approaches to Scientific Realism

Edited by: Wenceslao J. Gonzalez

Volume 42 in the series Epistemic Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110664737

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About this book

Scientific realism is at the core of the contemporary philosophical debate on science. This book analyzes new versions of scientific realism. It makes explicit the advantages of scientific realism over alternatives and antagonists, contributes to deciding which of the new approaches better meets the descriptive and the prescriptive criteria, and expands the philosophico-methodological field to take in new topics and disciplines.

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Wenceslao J. Gonzalez, University of A Coruña, Ferrol, Spain.

Frontmatter Accessible Download PDF	I
Contents Accessible Download PDF	V
Novelty in Scientific Realism: New Approaches to an Ongoing Debate Wenceslao J. Gonzalez Accessible Download PDF	1
I New Framework for the Realism and Anti-realism Debate
Scientific Realism: What’s All the Fuss? Peter Achinstein Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	27
Scientific Realism and Three Problems for Inference to the Best Explanation Alexander Bird Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	48
Scientific Realism and the Conflict with Common Sense Howard Sankey Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	68
II Approaches based on History and Scientific Realism
Evolving Realities: Scientific Prediction and Objectivity from the Perspective of Historical Epistemology Anastasios Brenner Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	87
Do Cognitive Illusions Make Scientific Realism Deceptively Attractive? Thomas Nickles Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	104
III Logical Approaches in Realist Terms
Against Paraconsistentism Alan Musgrave Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	133
Stratified Nomic Realism Theo A.F. Kuipers Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	145
IV Logico-Epistemological Structural Realism and Instrumental Realism
Structural Realism: The Only Defensible Realist Game in Town? John Worrall Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	169
Mathematical Language and the Changing Concept of Physical Reality Ladislav Kvasz Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	206
V New Developments on Critical Scientific Realism and Pragmatic Realism
Interdisciplinarity from the Perspective of Critical Scientific Realism Ilkka Niiniluoto Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	231
Pragmatic Realism and Scientific Prediction: The Role of Complexity Wenceslao J. Gonzalez Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	251
VI Realism on Causality and Representation
Realism and AIM (Action, Intervention, Manipulation) Theories of Causality Donald Gillies Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	291
Is Physics Biased Against Alternative Possibilities? Tomasz Placek Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	305
VII Realist Accounts on Objectivity and Facts
Realistic Components in the Conception of Pragmatic Idealism: The Role of Objectivity and the Notion of “Fact” Amanda Guillan Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	331
“Heard Enough from the Experts”? A Popperian Enquiry Anthony O’Hear Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	348
Realism in Archaeology – A Philosophical Perspective Matti Sintonen Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	365
VIII Realism and the Social World: From Social Sciences to the Sciences of the Artificial
A Structural Realist Approach to International Relations Theory Adrian Miroiu Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	391
Objectivity and Truth in Sciences of Communication and the Case of the Internet Maria Jose Arrojo Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	415
Index of Names Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	437
Subject Index Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	447

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars, institutes, libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 458
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 2
Keywords: Scientific Realism; Philosophy of Science

eBook

Published: August 24, 2020
ISBN: 9783110664737

Hardcover

Published: August 24, 2020
ISBN: 9783110662467