226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2003:This book explores the problem of realism, both metaphysical and scientific. Renowned specialists in the field - including Michael Devitt, David Papineau, Mark Sainsbury and Wesley Salmon - contribute new essays that shed new light on the main topics in the current realism/antirealism debate. Discussing a wide range of issues related to realism, both in... Read more
Contents: Introduction, Michele Marsonet; A naturalistic defence of realism, Michael Devitt; Metaphysical and scientific realism, Evandro Agazzi; Realism, method and truth, Howard Sankey; The real distinction between persons and their bodies, Christopher Hughes; A realistic account of causation, Wesley Salmon; Realism and anti-realism from an epistemological point of view, Paolo Parrini; Realism vs nominalism about the dispositional/non-dispositional distinction, Mark Sainsbury; Scientific realism without reference, Pierre Cruse and David Papineau; The limits of realism, Michele Marsonet; Bibliography, Index.
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Michele Marsonet
