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Critical Scientific Realism - Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy Niiniluoto, Ilkka (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Critical Scientific Realism - Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy
Niiniluoto, Ilkka (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Philosophical realism holds that the aim of a particular discourse is to make true statements about its subject-matter. This work surveys different kinds of realism in various areas of philosophy, and sets out the author's critical realist philosophy of science, characterizing scientific progress in terms of increasing truthlikeness.
355 pages, numerous figures
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 7, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199251612 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 355 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 20 mm · 530 g |
| Language | English |