Critical Scientific Realism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199251612)

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.

Author: Ilkka Niiniluoto
ISBN-10: 0199251614
ISBN-13: 9780199251612
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2002
Pages: 355
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.36w x 0.77d