Scerri, Eric (2012) Is it time to get real? New Scientist. pp. 30-31.

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Abstract

Some say that science describes the world so well that we should accept that entities such as atomic particles really do exist. Others say that so many theories and entities have come and gone, why should we regard any of them as real? Don’t panic, says Eric Scerri, there may be a better way to look at things

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Scerri, Eric scerri@chem.ucla.edu 0000-0001-9775-5829
Keywords:	realism, anti-realism, structural realism, periodic table, Darwinian evolution
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Chemistry Specific Sciences > Physics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Depositing User:	Eric Scerri
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2025 14:13
Last Modified:	29 Jan 2025 14:13
Item ID:	24647
Journal or Publication Title:	New Scientist
Publisher:	MacMillan
Official URL:	https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628920-20...
DOI or Unique Handle:	https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628920-200-what-truly-exists-structure-as-a-route-to-the-real/
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Chemistry Specific Sciences > Physics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Date:	2012
Page Range:	pp. 30-31
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24647

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