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Knowing the Structure of Nature Essays on Realism and Explanation

Knowing the Structure of Nature Essays on Realism and Explanation

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In this sequel to the highly acclaimed Scientific Realism: How Science Tracks Truth , Psillos discusses recent developments in scientific realism and explores realist theses and commitments. He examines the structuralist turn in the philosophy of science and offers a framework within which inference to the best explanation can be defended.

Keywords

SciencePhilosophy & Social AspectsPhilosophyEpistemologyMetaphysics

2009Book

Author(s)Stathis Psillos

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9780230007116

LanguageEnglish

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