Critical Scientific Realism

by Ilkka Niiniluoto

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199251614
• ISBN13: 9780199251612
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"