Realism and Anti-Realism in the Philosophy of Science

by Ren-Zong Qiu, Risto Hilpinen, Robert S. Cohen

Book Overview

In these papers derived from an international conference held in 1992 in Beijing, Chinese and Western philosophers treat current as well as historically situated issues of realism and anti-realism in the understanding of scientific knowledge. There are four sections: (1) philosophical arguments proper (Hilpinen, Krejci, Musgrave, Niiniluoto, Qiu Renzong, Sfendoni-Mentzou, Bahm, Wallner and Peschl); (2) realism and general methodology (James Brown,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048144930
• ISBN13: 9789048144938
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 495 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"