A Metaphysics for Scientific Realism
Knowing the Unobservable
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ISBN-13:
9780521130097
Veröffentl:
2009
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
23.12.2009
Seiten:
272
Autor:
Chakravartty Anjan
Gewicht:
446 g
Format:
229x152x17 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
A vision of how realism can provide a consistent and coherent account of scientific knowledge.
Part I. Scientific Realism Today: 1. Realism and antirealism, metaphysics and empiricism; 2. Selective scepticism: entity realism, structural realism, semirealism; 3. Properties, particulars and concrete structures; Part II. Metaphysical Foundations: 4. Causal realism and causal processes; 5. Dispositions, property identity and laws of nature; 6. Sociability: natural and scientific kinds; Part III. Theory Meets World: 7. Representing and describing: theories and models; 8. Approximate truths about approximate truth.
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