Dawid, Richard (2008) Scientific Prediction and the Underdetermination of Scientific Theory Building. [Preprint]
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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 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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| Keywords: | underdetermination, realism, no miracles argument | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2008 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:16 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 4008 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Date: | April 2008 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4008 |
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