Critical Scientific Realism

ISBN-13: 9780198238331 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 360 str.

Ilkka Niiniluoto

Opis

This book comes to the rescue of scientific realism, showing that reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. Philosophical realism holds that the aim of a particular discourse is to make true statements about its subject matter. Ilkka Niiniluoto surveys different kinds of realism in various areas of philosophy and then sets out his own critical realist philosophy of science.

Recenzje

The book is a rather technical philosophical treatise that might tire the uninitiated, but patience will be amply rewarded

O autorze

Ilkka Niiniluoto is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Helsinki.