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Dicken, Paul.

A critical introduction to scientific realism

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A critical introduction to scientific realismPaul Dicken.
Author:	Dicken, Paul.
Published:	London :Bloomsbury,2016.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 216 p.)
Subject:	Realism.
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781474290333?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
ISBN:	9781474290333 (ebk.)

A critical introduction to scientific realism
Dicken, Paul.

A critical introduction to scientific realism[electronic resource] /Paul Dicken. - London :Bloomsbury,2016. - 1 online resource (viii, 216 p.) - Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Contemporary Epistemology.

Includes bibliographical references and 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.

ISBN: 9781474290333 (ebk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

174751
Realism.

LC Class. No.: Q175.32.R42 / D53 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 501

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