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Autore |
Park Seungbae |
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Titolo |
Embracing Scientific Realism / / by Seungbae Park |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
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[1st ed. 2022.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 pages) |
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Collana |
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Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science, , 2542-8292 ; ; 445 |
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Soggetti |
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Science - Philosophy |
Science - History |
Philosophy of Science |
History of Science |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- Chapter 1. In Defense of the No-Miracles Argument -- Chapter 2. Critiques of the Pessimistic Induction -- Chapter 3. Critiques of Scientific Antirealism -- Chapter 4. Six New Arguments for Scientific Realism -- Chapter 5. Critiques of Five Variants of Putative Realism -- Chapter 6. Formulating Scientific Realism and Antirealism -- Chapter 7. Scientific Realism and Scientific Understanding -- Chapter 8. Scientific Realism and Scientific Progress -- Chapter 9. Scientific Realism and Mathematical Realism -- Chapter 10. Scientific Realism and Scientific Practice -- Chapter 11. New Topics for Future Debates -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides philosophers of science with new theoretical resources for making their own contributions to the scientific realism debate. Readers will encounter old and new arguments for and against scientific realism. They will also be given useful tips for how to provide influential formulations of scientific realism and antirealism. Finally, they will see how scientific realism relates to scientific progress, scientific understanding, mathematical realism, and scientific practice. |
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