Allzén, Simon (2022) From Unobservable to Observable: Scientific Realism and the Discovery of Radium. Journal for General Philosophy of Science. ISSN 0925-4560
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I explore the process of changes in the observability of entities and objects in science and how such changes impact two key issues in the scientific realism debate: the claim that predictively successful elements of past science are retained in current scientific theories, and the inductive defense of a specific version of inference to the best explanation with respect to unobservables. I provide a case-study of the discovery of radium by Marie Curie in order to show that the observability of some entities can change and that such changes are relevant for arguments seeking to establish the reliability of success-to-truth inferences with respect to unobservables.
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| Keywords: | Scientific realism; Inference to the best explanation; Theory change; Empiricism; Observability | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Theory Change General Issues > Theory/Observation |
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| Depositing User: | Dr Simon Allzén | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 18 May 2022 13:28 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 18 May 2022 13:28 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 20327 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal for General Philosophy of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Springer | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://rdcu.be/cNz0R | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | https://doi-org.ezp.sub.su.se/10.1007/s10838-022-09614-5 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Theory Change General Issues > Theory/Observation |
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| Date: | 14 May 2022 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0925-4560 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/20327 |
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