This is a sequel to my paper, ‘What is Scientific Realism?’, which appeared in an earlier issue of this journal (Sankey, 2000a). A number of papers by other authors on topics relating to scientific realism have followed in subsequent issues. In this paper I revisit some of the themes developed in my earlier paper in the light of these later papers. I begin by restating the key ideas of the earlier paper. Next, I mention a number of afterthoughts which I have had since the appearance of the paper. I then offer some comments on three of these subsequent papers. I hope these comments advance the discussion by clarifying and developing a number of key points
This paper recapitulates my four primary lines of argument that what is wrong with scientific realis...
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This paper investigates the nature of scientific realism. I begin by considering the anomalous fact ...
This is a sequel to my paper, ‘What is Scientific Realism?’, which appeared in an earlier issue of t...
In this paper, I explore the purported conflict between science and common sense within the context ...
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Kyle Stanford starts his a recent book, Exceeding Our Grasp, with the claim that “the most powerful ...
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In this paper, the elaboration of the concept of practical realist philosophy of science which began...
This book contains ten papers that were presented at the symposium about the realism debate, held at...
Three influential forms of realism are distinguished and interrelated: realism about the external wo...
This paper recapitulates my four primary lines of argument that what is wrong with scientific realis...
I will first discuss a peculiarity of the realism-antirealism debate. Some authors defending antirea...
This paper investigates the nature of scientific realism. I begin by considering the anomalous fact ...
This is a sequel to my paper, ‘What is Scientific Realism?’, which appeared in an earlier issue of t...
In this paper, I explore the purported conflict between science and common sense within the context ...
This paper investigates the nature of scientific realism. I begin by considering the anomalous fact ...
The present paper concerns how scientific realism is formulated and defended. It is argued that van ...
The paper considers the two main challenges to scientific realism, stemming from confirmation holism...
Kyle Stanford starts his a recent book, Exceeding Our Grasp, with the claim that “the most powerful ...
Scientific realism is the position that the aim of science is to advance on truth and increase knowl...
In this paper, the elaboration of the concept of practical realist philosophy of science which began...
This book contains ten papers that were presented at the symposium about the realism debate, held at...
Three influential forms of realism are distinguished and interrelated: realism about the external wo...
This paper recapitulates my four primary lines of argument that what is wrong with scientific realis...
I will first discuss a peculiarity of the realism-antirealism debate. Some authors defending antirea...
This paper investigates the nature of scientific realism. I begin by considering the anomalous fact ...