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The Routledge handbook of scientific realism / edited by Juha Saatsi

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Handbook of scientific realism
Published:
Boca Raton, FL : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, ©[2017]
Copyright Date:
©2018
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (470 pages) : 1 illustrations, text file, PDF
Additional Creators:
Saatsi, Juha and Taylor & Francis
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Contents:
chapter Introduction -- Scientific realism in the 21st century / Juha Saatsi -- part I Historical development of the realist stance -- chapter 1 Realism and Logical Empiricism / Matthias Neuber -- chapter 2 The Realist Turn in the Philosophy of Science / Stathis Psillos -- part II Classic debate -- Core issues and positions -- chapter 3 Success of Science as a Motivation for Realism / K. Brad Wray -- chapter 4 Historical Challenges to Realism / Peter Vickers -- chapter 5 Underdetermination / Dana Tulodziecki -- chapter 6 Kuhn, Relativism and Realism / Howard Sankey -- chapter 7 Instrumentalism / Darrell P. Rowbottom -- chapter 8 Empiricism / Otávio Bueno -- chapter 9 Structural Realism and its Variants / Ioannis Votsis -- chapter 10 Entity Realism / Matthias Egg -- chapter 11 Truthlikeness and Approximate Truth / Gerhard Schurz -- part III Perspectives on contemporary debates -- chapter 12 Global Versus Local Arguments for Realism / Leah Henderson -- chapter 13 Perspectivism / Michela Massimi -- chapter 14 Is Pluralism Compatible with Scientific Realism? / Hasok Chang -- chapter 15 Scientific Progress / Ilkka Niiniluoto -- chapter 16 Realism and the Limits of Explanatory Reasoning / Juha Saatsi -- chapter 17 Unconceived Alternatives and the Strategy of Historical Ostension / P. Kyle Stanford -- chapter 18 Realism, Antirealism, Epistemic Stances, and Voluntarism / Anjan Chakravartty -- chapter 19 Modeling and Realism -- Strange bedfellows? / Arnon Levy -- chapter 20 Success and Scientific Realism -- Considerations from the philosophy of simulation / Eric Winsberg -- chapter 21 Scientific Realism and Social Epistemology / Martin Kusch -- part IV The realism debate in disciplinary context -- chapter 22 Scientific Realism and High-Energy Physics / Richard Dawid -- chapter 23 Getting Real about Quantum Mechanics / Laura Ruetsche -- chapter 24 Scientific Realism and Primordial Cosmology / Feraz Azhar -- chapter 25 Three Kinds of Realism about Historical Science / Derek Turner -- chapter 26 Scientific Realism and the Earth Sciences / Teru Miyake -- chapter 27 Scientific Realism and Chemistry / Paul Needham -- chapter 28 Realism about Cognitive Science / Mark Sprevak -- chapter 29 Scientific Realism and Economics / Harold Kincaid -- part V Broader reflections -- chapter 30 Realism and Theories of Truth / Jamin Asay -- chapter 31 Realism and Metaphysics / Steven French -- chapter 32 Mathematical Realism and Naturalism / Mary Leng -- chapter 33 Scientific Realism and Epistemology / Alexander Bird -- chapter 34 Natural Kinds for the Scientific Realist / Matthew H. Slater.
Summary:
Scientific realism is a central, long-standing, and hotly debated topic in philosophy of science. Debates about scientific realism concern the very nature and extent of scientific knowledge and progress. Scientific realists defend a positive epistemic attitude towards our best theories and models regarding how they represent the world that is unobservable to our naked senses. Various realist theses are under sceptical fire from scientific antirealists, e.g. empiricists and instrumentalists. The different dimensions of the ensuing debate centrally connect to numerous other topics in philosophy of science and beyond.
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ISBN:
9781351362917 (e-book : PDF)
9780203712498 (e-book)
9781351362894 (e-book: Mobi)
9781138888852 (hardback)
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Forms:
Also available in print format.
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