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Abstract
Stanford’s argument against scientific realism focuses on theories, just as many earlier arguments from inconceivability have. However, there are possible arguments against scientific realism involving unconceived (or inconceivable) entities of different types: observations, models, predictions, explanations, methods, instruments, experiments, and values. This paper charts such arguments. In combination, they present the strongest challenge yet to scientific realism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3947-3959 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Synthese |
Volume | 196 |
Issue number | 10 |
Early online date | 21 Jun 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2019 |
Bibliographical note
My thanks to two anonymous referees for several helpful comments.Funding
My work on this paper was supported by: the Research Grants Council, Hong Kong (‘The Instrument of Science’, Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship); and also by the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University, in association with the European Union (COFUND Senior Research Fellowship).
Keywords
- Anti-Realism
- Kyle Stanford
- Science
- Scientific progress
- Scientific realism
- Unconceived alternatives
- Underdetermination of theories by evidence
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The Instrument of Science
ROWBOTTOM, D. P. (PI)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/09/14 → 31/08/15
Project: Grant Research
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Research output
- 19 Scopus Citations
- 1 Book (Author)
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The instrument of science : scientific anti-realism revitalised
ROWBOTTOM, D. P., 18 Mar 2019, Taylor & Francis. 215 p. (Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science)Research output: Scholarly Books | Reports | Literary Works › Book (Author) › peer-review
36 Citations (Scopus)