Realism and the progress of science /

Realism and the progress of science /

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Author / Creator:	Smith, Peter, 1951-
Imprint:	Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1981.
Description:	135 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge studies in philosophy
Subject:	Science -- Philosophy Realism Reference (Philosophy) Hermeneutics Analysis (Philosophy) Analysis (Philosophy) Hermeneutics. Realism. Reference (Philosophy) Science -- Philosophy.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/471834

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ISBN:	0521239370
Notes:	"The basis of this book was a Ph. D. thesis submitted to the University of St. Andrews in 1978"--Preface. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 130-132.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
1. A realist account of scientific progress
2. The scrutability of reference
3. A theory of interpretation
4. Cluster theories of reference
5. The account in perspective
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index