Add to ORKGThe Pessimistic Induction from falsity of past theories forms a perennial argument against scientific realism. This paper considers and rebuts two recent arguments due to Lewis (2001) and Lange (2002) to the conclusion that the argument from Pessimistic Induction (in its best known form) is actually fallacious
In this paper I will discuss the Pessimistic Meta-Induction put forth by Larry Laudan in his paper A...
This paper outlines a defense of scientific realism against the pessimistic meta-induction which app...
The pessimistic induction over scientific theories holds that present theories will be overthrown as...
The Pessimistic Induction from falsity of past theories forms a perennial argument against scientifi...
The Pessimistic Induction from falsity of past theories forms a perennial argument against scientifi...
In this paper, I consider the pessimistic induction construed as a deductive argument (specifically,...
The pessimistic induction holds that successful past scientific theories are completely false, so su...
In contemporary philosophy of science, the no-miracles argument and the pessimistic induction are re...
There are nine antirealist explanations of the success of science in the literature. I raise difficu...
Scientific realism, the position that successful theories are likely to be approximately ...
In this paper I will discuss the Pessimistic Meta-Induction put forth by Larry Laudan in his paper A...
This paper outlines a defense of scientific realism against the pessimistic meta-induction which app...
The pessimistic induction over scientific theories holds that present theories will be overthrown as...
The Pessimistic Induction from falsity of past theories forms a perennial argument against scientifi...
The Pessimistic Induction from falsity of past theories forms a perennial argument against scientifi...
In this paper, I consider the pessimistic induction construed as a deductive argument (specifically,...
The pessimistic induction holds that successful past scientific theories are completely false, so su...
In contemporary philosophy of science, the no-miracles argument and the pessimistic induction are re...
There are nine antirealist explanations of the success of science in the literature. I raise difficu...
Scientific realism, the position that successful theories are likely to be approximately ...
In this paper I will discuss the Pessimistic Meta-Induction put forth by Larry Laudan in his paper A...
This paper outlines a defense of scientific realism against the pessimistic meta-induction which app...
The pessimistic induction over scientific theories holds that present theories will be overthrown as...