Author : Anjan Chakravartty
Release : 2007-10-18
Genre : Science
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A Metaphysics for Scientific Realism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Metaphysics for Scientific Realism write by Anjan Chakravartty. This book was released on 2007-10-18. A Metaphysics for Scientific Realism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Scientific realism is the view that our best scientific theories give approximately true descriptions of both observable and unobservable aspects of a mind-independent world. Debates between realists and their critics are at the very heart of the philosophy of science. Anjan Chakravartty traces the contemporary evolution of realism by examining the most promising strategies adopted by its proponents in response to the forceful challenges of antirealist sceptics, resulting in a positive proposal for scientific realism today. He examines the core principles of the realist position, and sheds light on topics including the varieties of metaphysical commitment required, and the nature of the conflict between realism and its empiricist rivals. By illuminating the connections between realist interpretations of scientific knowledge and the metaphysical foundations supporting them, his book offers a compelling vision of how realism can provide an internally consistent and coherent account of scientific knowledge.