Is Scientific Realism Tenable?
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association
- Vol. 1976 (2) , 307-334
- https://doi.org/10.1086/psaprocbienmeetp.1976.2.192388
Abstract
(1)This paper is an excellent example of putting a cart before the horses. It was originally conceived as a reply to my critics, of whom there have been many, and, in particular, to my fellow symposiasts, whose careful exploration of and sympathetic disagreement with certain views of mine which are not inappropriately labeled ‘scientific realism’ have deserved a response which they have so far not received. (2)Many of the criticisms could, I believe, be construed as matters of detail and countered by a myopic strategy of confessing error here and claiming misunderstanding there, all supported by a judicious use of self-quotation. And, in moderation, of course is not inappropriate. I have made mistakes and, I believe, I have been misunderstood, and where the relevant points are reasonably substantial they should be noted for the record.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Wilfrid Sellars on Scientific RealismDialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review/Revue Canadienne de Philosophie, 1975