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Realism, Science, and Pragmatism (Paperback)
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Realism, Science, and Pragmatism (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
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This collection of original essays aims to reinvigorate the debate
surrounding philosophical realism in relation to philosophy of
science, pragmatism, epistemology, and theory of perception.
Questions concerning realism are as current and as ancient as
philosophy itself; this volume explores relations between different
positions designated as 'realism' by examining specific cases in
point, drawn from a broad range of systematic problems and
historical views, from ancient Greek philosophy through the
present. The first section examines the context of the project;
contributions systematically engage the historical background of
philosophical realism, re-examining key works of Aristotle,
Descartes, Quine, and others. The following two sections epitomize
the central tension within current debates: scientific realism and
pragmatism. These contributions address contemporary questions of
scientific realism and the reality of the objects of science, and
consider whether, how or the extent to which realism and pragmatism
are compatible. With an editorial introduction by Kenneth R.
Westphal, these fourteen original essays provide wide-ranging,
salient insights into the status of realism today.
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