Advanced search
Publication Cover
International Studies in the Philosophy of Science Volume 14, 2000 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
131
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Agnostic empiricism versus scientific realism: Belief in truth matters

Stathis Psillos
Pages 57-75 | Published online: 21 Jul 2010

  • BOYD , R . 1985 . The logician's dilemma: deductive logic, inductive inference and logical empiricism . Erkenntnis , 22 : 197 – 252 .
  • EARMAN , J. 1978 . Fairy tales vs ongoing story: Ramsey's neglected argument for scientific realism . Philosophical Studies , 33 : 195 – 202 .
  • FEIGL , H. 1950 . Existential hypotheses: realistic versus phenomenalistic interpretations . Philosophy of Science , 17 : 35 – 62 .
  • FRIEDMAN , M. 1983 . Foundations of Space-Time Theories , Chicago : The University of Chicago Press .
  • HEMPEL , C. 1965 . The Philosophy of the Natural Sciences , New York : Prentice-Hall .
  • HOOKER , CA. 1985 . “ Surface dazzle, ghostly depths ” . In Images of Science , Edited by: CHURCHLAND , P.M. and HOOKER , CA. 153 – 196 . Chicago : The University of Chicago Press .
  • HORWICH , P. 1991 . On the nature and norms of theoretical commitment . Philosophy of Science , 58 : 1 – 14 .
  • KUKLA , A. 1994 . Scientific realism, scientific practice and the natural ontological attitude . British Journal for the Philosophy of Science , 45 : 955 – 975 .
  • LAUDAN , L. 1996 . Beyond Positivism and Relativism , Boulder, CO : Westview Press .
  • PSILLOS , S. 1996 . On van Fiaassen's critique of abductive reasoning . The Philosophical Quarterly , 46 : 31 – 47 .
  • PSILLOS , S. 1997a . How not to defend constructive empiricism--a rejoinder . The Philosophical Quarterly , 47 : 369 – 372 .
  • PSILLOS , S. 1997b . Naturalism without truth? . Studies in History and Philosophy of Science , 28 : 699 – 713 .
  • PSILLOS , S. 1999 . Scientific Realism: How Science Tracks Truth , London : Routledge . (forthcoming)
  • ROSEN , G. 1994 . What is constructive empiricism? . Philosophical Studies , 74 : 143 – 178 .
  • SOBER , E. 1993 . Epistemology for empiricists . Midwest Studies in Philosophy , XVIII : 39 – 61 .
  • VAN FRAASSEN , B. 1975 . “ Platonism's pyrrhic victory ” . In The Logical Enterprise , Edited by: ANDERSON , A.R . New Haven and London : Yale University Press .
  • VAN FRAASSEN , R . 1980 . The Scientific Image , Oxford : Clarendon Press .
  • VAN FRAASSEN , B. Theory Confirmation: Tension and Conflict, Seventh International Wittgenstein Symposium . Vienna. pp. 319 – 329 . Hoedler-Pichler-Tempsky .
  • VAN FRAASSEN , B. 1985 . “ Empiricism in philosophy of science ” . In Images of Science , Edited by: CHURCHLAND , P. M. and HOOKER , C. A. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press .
  • VAN FRAASSEN , R . 1989 . Laws and Symmetry , Oxford : Clarendon Press .
  • VAN FRAASSEN , B. 1994 . Gideon Rosen on constructive empiricism . Philosophical Studies , 74 : 179 – 192 .
  • VAN FRAASSEN , B. , LADYMAN , J. , DOUVEN , I. and HORSTEN , L. 1997 . A defence of van Fraassen's critique of abductive reasoning: reply to Psillos . The Philosophical Quarterly , 47 : 305 – 321 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Supercharge Your Next Research Paper: Research and write your next paper with Jenni AI.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.