Approximate Truth and Scientific Realism
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Philosophy of Science
- Vol. 59 (1) , 53-74
- https://doi.org/10.1086/289654
Abstract
This paper describes a theory of accuracy or approximate truth and applies it to problems in the realist interpretation of scientific theories. It argues not only that realism requires approximate ...Keywords
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