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Jun 12, 2002 · Scientific realism is a positive epistemic attitude toward the content of our best theories and models, recommending belief in both observable and unobservable aspects of the world described by the sciences.
Scientific realism is the view that the universe described by science is real regardless of how it may be interpreted. A believer of scientific realism takes the universe as described by science to be true (or approximately true), because of their assertion that science can be used to find the truth (or approximate truth) about both the ...
An overview of the philosophical debate about the extent to which science can tell us what the world is really like. Explore the history, arguments, and challenges of scientific realism and antirealism from the 17th century to the 21st century.
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Aug 7, 2017 · A comprehensive overview of the philosophical position of scientific realism, its variations, and its challenges. The article explores the axiological and epistemological views of scientific realism, and the recent developments in the debate over the past decade.
- Darrell Patrick Rowbottom
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Sep 30, 2013 · An overview of the scientific realism debate, which concerns the nature of scientific knowledge about the unobservable reality. Find general introductions, arguments, and references for further reading on this topic.
Jun 12, 2002 · This is a file in the archives of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Scientific Realism. First published Wed Jun 12, 2002. It is easier to define scientific realism than it is to identify its role as a distinctly philosophical doctrine. Scientific realists hold that the characteristic product of successful scientific research is knowledge ...
A chapter that explains the concept, arguments, and naturalistic approach of scientific realism. It covers the success argument, explanationist arguments, underdetermination argument, and pessimistic meta-induction.
