Knowing the Structure of Nature

Essays on Realism and Explanation

Gebonden Engels 2009 9780230007116
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In this sequel to the highly acclaimed Scientific Realism: How Science Tracks Truth , Psillos discusses recent developments in scientific realism and explores realist theses and commitments. He examines the structuralist turn in the philosophy of science and offers a framework within which inference to the best explanation can be defended.

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ISBN13:9780230007116
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Preface Introduction PART I: SCIENTIFIC REALISM The Present State of the Scientific Realism Debate Scientific Realism and Metaphysics Thinking About the Ultimate Argument for Realism Against Neo-Instrumentalism Tracking the Real: Through Thick and Thin Cartwright's Realist Toil: From Entities to Capacities PART II: STRUCTURAL REALISM Is Structural Realism Possible? The Structure, the Whole Structure and Nothing but the Structure? Ramsey's Ramsey-sentences PART III: INFERENCE TO THE BEST EXPLANATION Simply the Best: A Case for Abduction Inference to the Best Explanation and Bayesianism Notes References Index

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