Structural realism first emerged as an epistemological thesis aimed to avoid the socalled pessimistic metainduction on the history of science. Some authors, however, have suggested that the preservation of structure across theory change is best explained by endorsing the metaphysical thesis that structure is all there is. Although the possibility of this latter, ‘ontic’ form of structural realism has been extensively debated, not much has been said concerning its justification. In this article, I distinguish between two arguments in favor of ontic structural realism that can be reconstructed from the literature and find both of them wanting.
MORGANTI M (2011). Is There a Compelling Argument for Ontic Structural Realism?. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, 78(5), 1165-1176 [10.1086/662258].
Titolo: | Is There a Compelling Argument for Ontic Structural Realism? | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2011 | |
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Citazione: | MORGANTI M (2011). Is There a Compelling Argument for Ontic Structural Realism?. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, 78(5), 1165-1176 [10.1086/662258]. | |
Abstract: | Structural realism first emerged as an epistemological thesis aimed to avoid the socalled pessimistic metainduction on the history of science. Some authors, however, have suggested that the preservation of structure across theory change is best explained by endorsing the metaphysical thesis that structure is all there is. Although the possibility of this latter, ‘ontic’ form of structural realism has been extensively debated, not much has been said concerning its justification. In this article, I distinguish between two arguments in favor of ontic structural realism that can be reconstructed from the literature and find both of them wanting. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11590/137071 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |