Re-enchanting realism in debate with Kyle Stanford
dc.contributor.author | Ruttkamp-Bloem, Emma | |
dc.contributor.email | emma.ruttkamp-bloem@up.ac.za | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-28T06:01:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-10-28T06:01:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-07 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this article, against the background of a notion of ‘assembled’ truth, the evolutionary progressiveness of a theory is suggested as novel and promising explanation for the success of science. A new version of realism in science, referred to as ‘naturalised realism’ is outlined. Naturalised realism is ‘fallibilist’ in the unique sense that it captures and mimics the self-corrective core of scientific knowledge and its progress. It is argued that naturalised realism disarms Kyle Stanford’s anti-realist ‘new induction’ threats by showing that ‘explanationism’ and his ‘epistemic instrumentalism’ are just two positions among many on a constantly evolving continuum of options between instrumentalism and full-blown realism. In particular it is demonstrated that not only can naturalised realism redefine the terms of realist debate in such a way that no talk of miracles need enter the debate, but it also promises interesting defenses against inductive- and under-determination- based anti-realist arguments. | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | hb2013 | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | cp2013 | en |
dc.description.uri | http://link.springer.com/journal/10838 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Ruttkamp-Bloem, E 2013, 'Re-enchanting realism in debate with Kyle Stanford', Journal for General Philosophy of Science, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 201-224. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0925-4560 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1572-8587 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1007/s10838-013-9220-x | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32158 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_US |
dc.rights | © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013.The original publication is available at http://link.springer.com/journal/10838 | en_US |
dc.subject | Realism | en_US |
dc.subject | Evolutionary progressiveness | en_US |
dc.subject | Continuity | en_US |
dc.subject | Reference | en_US |
dc.subject | Truth | en_US |
dc.subject | Unconceived alternatives | en_US |
dc.title | Re-enchanting realism in debate with Kyle Stanford | en_US |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_US |
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