Scientific Realism: Doctrines and Arguments in Its Favour

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Scientific realism is the view that our best scientific theories give approximately true descriptions of both observable and unobservable aspects of a mind-independent world. Debates on this view between realists and their critics are at the very heart of the philosophy of science. In this essay, we examine the core principles of the realist position, and indicate some reasons in  the conflict with its rivals.
 

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Journal of Philosophical Theological Research
Volume 12, 45-46 - Serial Number 45
November 2010
Pages 139-160

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