书名: Critical Scientific Realism (Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy)
作者: Ilkka Niiniluoto (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA (May 2, 2002)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0199251614
ISBN-13: 978-0199251612
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Book Description
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.
Review
"It is admirable that Niiniluoto tries to deal with the metaphysics of realism, an area that has been relatively neglected. Critical Scientific Realism is an important contribution to the realism debate and will be very useful to all philosophers working in this area Mind Critical Scientific Realism is impressively wide-ranging ... a very rich book" -- Mind
"Comprehensive in scope, clear in exposition, even-handed in its discussion of opposing views and full of useful references to the literature Peter Menzies, Times Literary Supplement The book is a rather technical philosophical treatise that might tire the uninitiated, but patience will be amply rewarded" -- Stathis Psillos, The Times Higher Education Supplement
"Impressively broad.... [It] has many of the virtues of a good textbook: it is comprehensive in scope, clear in exposition, even-handed in its discussion of opposing views and full of useful references to the literature.... [It] demonstrate the virtues of a sober and careful appraisal of the issues concerning realism about scientific theories. I shall be urging those of my students intoxicated by the excesses of social constructivism to study them closer." -- Peter Menzies, Times Literary Supplement
About the Author
Ilkka Niiniluoto is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Helsinki.
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作者: Ilkka Niiniluoto (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA (May 2, 2002)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0199251614
ISBN-13: 978-0199251612
电子书格式：HTML
Book Description
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.
Review
"It is admirable that Niiniluoto tries to deal with the metaphysics of realism, an area that has been relatively neglected. Critical Scientific Realism is an important contribution to the realism debate and will be very useful to all philosophers working in this area Mind Critical Scientific Realism is impressively wide-ranging ... a very rich book" -- Mind
"Comprehensive in scope, clear in exposition, even-handed in its discussion of opposing views and full of useful references to the literature Peter Menzies, Times Literary Supplement The book is a rather technical philosophical treatise that might tire the uninitiated, but patience will be amply rewarded" -- Stathis Psillos, The Times Higher Education Supplement
"Impressively broad.... [It] has many of the virtues of a good textbook: it is comprehensive in scope, clear in exposition, even-handed in its discussion of opposing views and full of useful references to the literature.... [It] demonstrate
About the Author
Ilkka Niiniluoto is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Helsinki.
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