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Resisting scientific realism / K. Brad Wray.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Cambridge university press, 2018.Description: xii, 224 pISBN: - 9781108400954
- 509 WRA
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Summary: In this book K. Brad Wray provides a comprehensive survey of the arguments against scientific realism. In addition to presenting logical considerations that undermine the realists' inferences to the likely truth or approximate truth of our theories, he provides a thorough assessment of the evidence from the history of science.
The Copernican revolution in astronomy
The underdetermination of theory choice by evidence
The argument from underconsideration
Epistemic privilege: another realist dogma
Four pessimistic inductions
Pessimism, optimism, and the exponential growth of science
The nature of radical theory change
Do the theoretical values really support scientific realism?
But can the anti-realist explain the success of science?
Selection and predictive success
How are false theories able to make true predictions?
Discarded theories: the role of changing interests
A synthesis
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | மூன்றாம் தளம் / Third floor | 509 WRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 313214 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Copernican revolution in astronomy
The underdetermination of theory choice by evidence
The argument from underconsideration
Epistemic privilege: another realist dogma
Four pessimistic inductions
Pessimism, optimism, and the exponential growth of science
The nature of radical theory change
Do the theoretical values really support scientific realism?
But can the anti-realist explain the success of science?
Selection and predictive success
How are false theories able to make true predictions?
Discarded theories: the role of changing interests
A synthesis
In this book K. Brad Wray provides a comprehensive survey of the arguments against scientific realism. In addition to presenting logical considerations that undermine the realists' inferences to the likely truth or approximate truth of our theories, he provides a thorough assessment of the evidence from the history of science.