Saatsi, Juha (2015) Historical inductions, Old and New. [Preprint]

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Abstract

I review prominent historical arguments against scientific realism to indicate how they display a systematic overshooting in the conclusions drawn from the historical evidence. The root of the overshooting can be located in some critical, undue presuppositions regarding realism. I will highlight these presuppositions in connection with both Laudan's 'Old induction' and Stanford's New Induction, and then delineate a minimal realist view that does without the problematic presuppositions.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Saatsi, Juha J.T.Saatsi@leeds.ac.uk
Additional Information:	Forthcoming in Synthese
Keywords:	Scientific Realism; Laudan; Pessimistic Induction; Stanford
Subjects:	General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Depositing User:	Juha Saatsi
Date Deposited:	28 Oct 2015 13:16
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2015 13:16
Item ID:	11742
Subjects:	General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Date:	2015
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11742

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