Realism and the progress of science

This book examines the philosophical foundations of the realist view of the progress of science as cumulative. It is a view that has recently been faced with a number of powerful attacks in which successive scientific theories are seen, not as extending their scope and honing their explanations, but...

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Realism and the progress of science
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title Realism and the progress of science
title_alt Realism & the Progress of Science
title_auth Realism and the progress of science
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title_full Realism and the progress of science Peter Smith
title_fullStr Realism and the progress of science Peter Smith
title_full_unstemmed Realism and the progress of science Peter Smith
title_short Realism and the progress of science
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Philosophie
Science / Philosophy
Realism
Reference (Philosophy)
Hermeneutics
Analysis (Philosophy)
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