Scerri, Eric (2021) How was Nicholson’s highly inconsistent atomic theory able to yield explanatory as well as predictive success? Contemporary Scientific Realism: The Challenge from the History of Science.
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The chapter examines Nicholson's atomic theory which was 'wrong' in almost every respect and yet highly successful in it's time. I also examine what this kind of episode can bring to the debate concerning realism.
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| Keywords: | atomic physics, Nicholson, prediction, evolutionary epistemology, Bohr | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Chemistry General Issues > Philosophers of Science Specific Sciences > Physics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Depositing User: | Eric Scerri | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2022 13:06 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2022 13:06 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 20557 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Contemporary Scientific Realism: The Challenge from the History of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Chemistry General Issues > Philosophers of Science Specific Sciences > Physics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Date: | 2021 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/20557 |
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