Scientific Realism Without Reality? What Happens When Metaphysics is Left Out
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DOI: 10.1007/s10699-020-09705-w
Abstract: Scientific realism is usually presented as if metaphysical realism (i.e. the thesis that there is a structured mind-independent external world) were one of its essential parts. This paper aims to examine how weak the metaphysical… read more here.
Keywords: metaphysics; without reality; scientific realism; metaphysical realism ... See more keywords
Reflections on new thinking about scientific realism
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-017-1514-9
Abstract: In August 2014 the Universities of Pretoria and Johannesburg hosted a major international conference in Cape Town, ‘New Thinking about Scientific Realism’, to assess extant discussions of the view in hopes of opening up new… read more here.
Keywords: new thinking; thinking scientific; reflections new; scientific realism ... See more keywords
Reichenbach: scientific realist and logical empricist?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-021-03186-5
Abstract: Hans Reichenbach’s position in the debate over scientific realism is remarkable. On the one hand, he endorsed the programmatic premises of logical empiricism; on the other, he explicitly employed a realist approach to conceptions such… read more here.
Keywords: reichenbach; scientific realism; logical empiricism; scientific realist ... See more keywords
Theoretical Stability and Scientific Realism
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DOI: 10.1017/psa.2025.22
Abstract: Abstract The frequency of major theory change in natural science is rapidly decreasing. Sprenger and Hartmann (2019) claim that this observation can improve the justificatory basis of scientific realism, by way of what can be… read more here.
Keywords: scientific realism; theoretical stability; stability; stability scientific ... See more keywords
Scientific realism about Friston blankets without literalism
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x22000267
Abstract: Abstract Bruineberg and colleagues' critique of Friston blankets relies on what we call the “literalist fallacy”: the assumption that in order for Friston blankets to represent real boundaries, biological systems must literally possess or instantiate… read more here.
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The Anti-induction for Scientific Realism
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DOI: 10.1163/18756735-000044
Abstract: In contemporary philosophy of science, the no-miracles argument and the pessimistic induction are regarded as the strongest arguments for and against scientific realism, respectively. In this paper, I construct a new argument for scientific realism… read more here.
Keywords: anti induction; philosophy; scientific realism; induction scientific ... See more keywords