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| ISBN: | 9780511367687
0511367686
0511367090
9780511367090
9780511487354
0511487355
9780521130097
0521130093
0521876494
9780521876490
9780511365836
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | 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.
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| Other form: | Print version: Chakravartty, Anjan. Metaphysics for scientific realism. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 9780521876490 0521876494
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