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Scientific Realism
How Science Tracks Truth
Taschenbuch von Stathis Psillos
Sprache: Englisch

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Scientific realism is the optimistic view that modern science is on the right track: that the world really is the way our best scientific theories describe it . In his book, Stathis Psillos gives us a detailed and comprehensive study which restores the intuitive plausibility of scientific realism. We see that throughout the twentieth century, scientific realism has been challenged by philosophical positions from all angles: from reductive empiricism, to instrumentalism and to modern sceptical empiricism.
Scientific Realism explains that the history of science does not undermine the arguments for scientific realism, but instead makes it reasonable to accept scientific realism as the best philosophical account of science, its empirical success, its progress and its practice.
Anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the state of modern science and why scientific realism is plausible, should read this book.
Scientific realism is the optimistic view that modern science is on the right track: that the world really is the way our best scientific theories describe it . In his book, Stathis Psillos gives us a detailed and comprehensive study which restores the intuitive plausibility of scientific realism. We see that throughout the twentieth century, scientific realism has been challenged by philosophical positions from all angles: from reductive empiricism, to instrumentalism and to modern sceptical empiricism.
Scientific Realism explains that the history of science does not undermine the arguments for scientific realism, but instead makes it reasonable to accept scientific realism as the best philosophical account of science, its empirical success, its progress and its practice.
Anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the state of modern science and why scientific realism is plausible, should read this book.
Über den Autor
Stathis Psillos (Author)
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PART I Empiricism and the realist turn 1 Empiricism and theoretical discourse 2 Theories as instruments? 3 Carnap's neutralism 4 In defence of scientific realism PART II Sceptical challenges 5 Resisting the pessimistic induction 6 Historical illustrations 7 Worrall's structural realism 8 Underdetermination undermined PART III Recent alternatives to realism 9 Constructive empiricism scrutinised 10 NOA, cognitive perfection and entity realism PART IV Refilling the realist toolbox 11 Truth-likeness 12 Reference of theoretical terms
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780415208192
ISBN-10: 041520819X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Psillos, Stathis
Hersteller: Routledge
Maße: 234 x 156 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Stathis Psillos
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.10.1999
Gewicht: 0,559 kg
Artikel-ID: 121210743
Über den Autor
Stathis Psillos (Author)
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PART I Empiricism and the realist turn 1 Empiricism and theoretical discourse 2 Theories as instruments? 3 Carnap's neutralism 4 In defence of scientific realism PART II Sceptical challenges 5 Resisting the pessimistic induction 6 Historical illustrations 7 Worrall's structural realism 8 Underdetermination undermined PART III Recent alternatives to realism 9 Constructive empiricism scrutinised 10 NOA, cognitive perfection and entity realism PART IV Refilling the realist toolbox 11 Truth-likeness 12 Reference of theoretical terms
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780415208192
ISBN-10: 041520819X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Psillos, Stathis
Hersteller: Routledge
Maße: 234 x 156 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Stathis Psillos
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.10.1999
Gewicht: 0,559 kg
Artikel-ID: 121210743
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