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Critical Scientific Realism

Ilkka Niiniluoto
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      Ilkka Niiniluoto 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. Niiniluoto surveys the different varieties of realism in ontology, semantics, epistemology, theory construction, and methodology. He then sets out his own original version, and defends it against competing theories in the philosophy of science. Niiniluoto's critical scientific realism is founded upon the notion of truth as correspondence between language and reality, and characterizes scientific progress in terms of increasing truthlikeness. This makes it possible not only to take seriously, but also to make precise, the troublesome idea that scientific theories typically are false but nevertheless close to the truth.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ilkka Niiniluoto EAN: 9780199251612 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 530 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2002-02-07 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Philosophy of science, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge

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      Ilkka Niiniluoto is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Helsinki.
      Ilkka Niiniluoto 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. Niiniluoto surveys the different varieties of realism in ontology, semantics, epistemology, theory construction, and methodology. He then sets out his own original version, and defends it against competing theories in the philosophy of science. Niiniluoto's critical scientific realism is founded upon the notion of truth as correspondence between language and reality, and characterizes scientific progress in terms of increasing truthlikeness. This makes it possible not only to take seriously, but also to make precise, the troublesome idea that scientific theories typically are false but nevertheless close to the truth.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ilkka Niiniluoto EAN: 9780199251612 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 530 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2002-02-07 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

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      Philosophy of science, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge

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

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