Theoretical Virtues in Science: Uncovering Reality Through Theory

ISBN-13: 9781108435031 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 261 str.

Samuel Schindler

Opis

In-depth discussion of the value of scientific theories, bringing together and advancing current important debates in realism.

Recenzje

'The book is clearly written, well-informed about both philosophy and history of science, and makes numerous incisive points. I would recommend this as an excellent guide to the literature, due to its clear overarching narrative thread, and the fact that Schindler is not afraid to point out various oddities and sources of confusion in the literature.' Darren Bradley, Metascience

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Theoretical virtues, truth, and the argument from simplicity; 2. Pessimism, base rates, and the no-virtue-coincidence argument; 3. Novel success and predictivism; 4. Theoretical fertility without novel success; 5. Ad hoc hypotheses and the argument from coherence; 6. Virtues as confidence boosters and the argument from choice; 7. Philosophy of science by historical means; Conclusion.