Critical Scientific Realism (Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy) Paperback

Author
Niiniluoto, Ilkka
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
20000413
ISBN
9780198238331
ISBN registration area
English-language area (ISBN 978-0)

Description

This book comes to the rescue of scientific realism, showing that reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. Philosophical realism holds that the aim of a particular discourse is to make true statements about its subject matter. Ilkka Nii...