Dawid, Richard
(2018)
The No Miracles Argument without Scientific Realism.
[Preprint]
Abstract
According to the no miracles argument, scientific realism provides the only satisfactory explanation of the predictive success of science. It is argued in the present article that a different explanatory strategy, based on the posit of strong limitations to the underdetermination of scientific theory building by the available empirical data, offers a more convincing understanding of scientific success.
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Preprint
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| Additional Information: |
This is a much shorter and significantly rewritten and updated version of the older text "Scientific Prediction and the Underdetermination of Scientific Theory Building" (Philsci-archive 4008). It will be published in Swedish translation in the journal "Filosofisk Tidskrift". |
| Keywords: |
scientific realism, No Miracles argument, underdetermination |
| Subjects: |
General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
| Depositing User: |
Dr. Richard Dawid
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| Date Deposited: |
13 Apr 2018 16:54 |
| Last Modified: |
13 Apr 2018 16:54 |
| Item ID: |
14559 |
| Subjects: |
General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
| Date: |
January 2018 |
| URI: |
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14559 |
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