Pub Date : 2020-08-24DOI: 10.1515/9783110664737-001
Wenceslao J. Gonzalez
: Scientific realism plays a central role in the philosophico-methodo-logical discussions on research. Two are the main directions in the contributions made to scientific realism: the “ internal ” line and the “ external ” path. Following the first line, there are new visions of realism focused on central aspects of science: semantic, logic, epistemological, methodological, ontological, axiological, and ethical components. When the route follows the second path, realism in science is seen as interrelated with realism in technology and as connected to a philosophical approach to society. Altogether there is now a plethora of characterizations of scientific realism, and this paper presents the main contemporary versions of scientific realism. The analysis of the central tenets of the recent views on scientific realism contributes to present this book, which offers novelty to the ongoing debate on scientific realism.
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Pub Date : 2020-08-24DOI: 10.1515/9783110664737-004
C. Sankey
: The aim of this paper is to identify and resolve a tension between scientific realism and commonsense realism that arises due to a purported conflict between science and common sense. It has sometimes been held that common sense is antiquated theory which is found to be false and eliminated with the advance of science. In this paper, a distinction is proposed between three kinds of common sense: practical skill; widely held belief; basic common sense. It is agreed that common sense in the sense of widely held belief does succumb to the advance of science. It is left open to what extent practical skill varies with scientific change. It is argued that basic common sense is by and large resistant to change due to scientific change. Epistemological aspects of basic common sense are explored. A number of objections to the proposal about basic common sense are considered. It is suggested that basic common sense is sufficiently epistemologically robust to provide a foundation both for scientific knowledge and for scientific realism.
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Pub Date : 2020-08-24DOI: 10.1515/9783110664737-009
J. Worrall
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.1515/9783110664737-011
I. Niiniluoto
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