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Varieties of scientific realism
objectivity and truth in science
Abstract
This book offers a comprehensive update on the scientific realism debate, enabling readers to gain a novel appreciation of the role of objectivity and truth in science and to understand fully the various ways in which antirealist conceptions have been subjected to challenge over recent decades. Authoritative representatives of different philosophical traditions explain their perspectives on the meaning and validity of scientific realism and describe the strategies being adopted to counter persisting antirealist positions. The coverage extends beyond the usual discussion of realism within the context of the natural sciences, and especially physics, to encompass also its applicability in mathematics, logic, and the human sciences. The book will appeal to all with an interest in the recent realist epistemologies of science, the nature of current philosophical debate, and the ongoing rehabilitation of truth as the legitimate goal of scientific research.
Details | Table of Contents
the conceptual knots of the realism debate
pp.1-17
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_1knowledge and objectivity in science
pp.19-47
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_2pp.71-93
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_4pp.95-108
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_5representation, objectivity and truth
pp.109-131
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_6pp.133-150
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_7objections and replies
pp.151-163
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_8pp.165-175
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_9pp.177-206
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_10pp.209-226
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_11pp.227-243
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_12pp.245-256
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_13pp.257-276
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_14pp.279-294
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_15pp.295-314
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_16pp.315-330
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_17realism and objectivity in cognitive science
pp.331-352
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_18pp.353-366
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_19mechanisms and powers without essentialism
pp.367-383
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_20the structuralist roots of a pragmatic realism
pp.385-393
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_21mathematics as a toolbox
pp.395-406
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51608-0_22Publication details
Publisher: Springer
Place: Dordrecht
Year: 2017
Pages: 411
ISBN (hardback): 978-3-319-51607-3
ISBN (digital): 978-3-319-51608-0
Full citation:
Agazzi Evandro (2017) Varieties of scientific realism: objectivity and truth in science. Dordrecht, Springer.