Kitcher, Philip
Presidential Professor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego
Print publication date: 1995 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online:
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-509653-8
doi:10.1093/0195096533.003.0005
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online:
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-509653-8
doi:10.1093/0195096533.003.0005
5 Realism and Scientific Progress
The account of progress is defended against a number of objections. Some of these are offered by philosophers who are sceptical of realism in the philosophy of science; others are urged by historians and sociologists of science.
Keywords: philosophy of science, realism, scientific progress
Keywords: philosophy of science, realism, scientific progress
doi:10.1093/0195096533.003.0005
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