{"product_id":"resisting-scientific-realism-paperback-9781108400954","title":"Resisting Scientific Realism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108400954","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eResisting Scientific Realism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides a spirited defence of anti-realism in philosophy of science. Shows the historical evidence and logical challenges facing scientific realism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eK. Brad Wray (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108400954, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 March 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Resisting Scientific Realism is a wonderfully rich, impressively clear, and meticulously argued, thought-provoking book. It is well-balanced in its exposition of case studies from the history of science, discussion of the relevant history of philosophy of science, and engagement with the realism vs. anti-realism debate in the philosophy of science literature.' Elay Shech, Philosophia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book K. Brad Wray provides a comprehensive survey of the arguments against scientific realism. In addition to presenting logical considerations that undermine the realists' inferences to the likely truth or approximate truth of our theories, he provides a thorough assessment of the evidence from the history of science. He also examines grounds for a defence of anti-realism, including an anti-realist explanation for the success of our current theories, an account of why false theories can be empirically successful, and an explanation for why we should expect radical changes of theory in the future. His arguments are supported and illustrated by cases from the history of science, including a sustained study of the Copernican Revolution, and a study of the revolution in early twentieth century chemistry, when chemists came to classify elements by their atomic number rather than by their atomic weight.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Against Realism: 1. The Copernican Revolution in astronomy\u003cbr\u003e 2. The underdetermination of theory choice by evidence\u003cbr\u003e 3. The argument from underconsideration\u003cbr\u003e 4. Epistemic privilege: another realist dogma\u003cbr\u003e 5. Four pessimistic inductions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Pessimism, optimism, and the exponential growth of science\u003cbr\u003e 7. The nature of radical theory change\u003cbr\u003e 8. Do the theoretical values really support scientific realism?\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Strengthening Anti-Realism: 9. But can the anti-realist explain the success of science?\u003cbr\u003e 10. Selection and predictive success\u003cbr\u003e 11. How are false theories able to make true predictions?\u003cbr\u003e 12. Discarded theories: the role of changing interests\u003cbr\u003e 13. A synthesis.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy: metaphysics \u0026amp; ontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy: metaphysics \u0026amp; ontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy:%20metaphysics%20\u0026amp;%20ontology%20%5BHPJ%5D%22\"\u003eHPJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e], Humanities [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Humanities\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Humanities%20%5BH%5D%22\"\u003eH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005643542808,"sku":"9781108400954","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108400954i.jpg?v=1696751949","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/resisting-scientific-realism-paperback-9781108400954","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}