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
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.
Keywords: friston blankets; scientific realism; without literalism; blankets without ... See more keywords
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