03252nam 22005771 450 991080894810332120160421175158.01-4725-7589-X1-4742-9033-71-4725-7588-110.5040/9781474290333(CKB)3710000000635728(EBL)4470718(MiAaPQ)EBC4470718(OCoLC)946263271(UtOrBLW)bpp09259794(MiAaPQ)EBC6163988(EXLCZ)99371000000063572820160427d2016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierA critical introduction to scientific realism /Paul DickenLondon :Bloomsbury,2016.1 online resource (223 p.)Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Contemporary EpistemologyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4725-7591-1 1-4725-7590-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Historical Introduction -- 2. Carnap and Kuhn on Science and Methodology -- 3. The No-Miracles Argument -- 4. The Pessimistic Meta-Induction -- 5. Wholesale and Retail Arguments for Scientific Realism -- 6. Structural Realism -- 7. Constructive Empiricism -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index."What are the reasons for believing scientific theories to be true? The contemporary debate around scientific realism exposes questions about the very nature of scientific knowledge. A Critical Introduction to Scientific Realism explores and advances the main topics of the debate, allowing epistemologists to make new connections with the philosophy of science. Moving from its origins in logical positivism to some of the most recent issues discussed in the literature, this critical introduction covers the no-miracles argument, the pessimistic meta-induction and structural realism. Placing arguments in their historical context, Paul Dicken approaches scientific realism debate as a particular instance of our more general epistemological investigations. The recurrent theme is that the scientific realism debate is in fact a pseudo-philosophical question. Concerned with the methodology of the scientific realism debate, Dicken asks what it means to offer an epistemological assessment of our scientific practices. Taking those practices as a guide to our epistemological reflections, A Critical Introduction to Scientific Realism fills a gap in current introductory texts and presents a fresh approach to understanding a crucial debate."--Bloomsbury Publishing.Bloomsbury critical introductions to contemporary epistemology.RealismScienceMethodologySciencePhilosophyPhilosophyRealism.ScienceMethodology.SciencePhilosophy.501501Dicken Paul1621676UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910808948103321A critical introduction to scientific realism3955099UNINA