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Realism and Anti-Realism in the Philosophy of Science

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Editors:
  1. Robert S. Cohen

    1. Boston University, USA

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  2. Risto Hilpinen

    1. University of Turku, Finland
      University of Miami, USA

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  3. Qiu Renzong

    1. Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, USA

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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 169)

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Physical Sciences

    1. The Bohr-Einstein Debate and the Philosophers’ Debate over Realism versus Anti-Realism

      • Henry J. Folse
      Pages 289-298

    2. On the Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen Paradox and the Relevant Philosophical Problems

      • He Zuoxiu
      Pages 299-305

    3. On the Neutral Status of QM in the Dispute of Realism vs. Anti-Realism

      • Hong Dingguo
      Pages 307-316

    4. Double Structure of Tao Reality

      • Jin Wulun
      Pages 317-328

    5. Realism and Wave-Particle Duality

      • Lars-Göran Johansson
      Pages 329-338

    6. Van Fraassen’s Constructive Empiricism — A Critique

      • Lars-Göran Johansson
      Pages 339-342

    7. On Complementarity Reality

      • Li Li
      Pages 343-357

    8. Relational Realism on Reform of the View of Physical Reality and Its Logical Manifestation

      • Luo Jiachang, Hu Xinhe
      Pages 359-379

    9. A Realistic Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

      • Mao Shiying
      Pages 381-393

    10. Rumford’s Experiments on the Materiality of Light

      • Morton L. Schagrin
      Pages 395-403

    11. Resolving the Realist-Antirealist Dilemma

      • Richard H. Schlagel
      Pages 405-417

    12. The Mathematicized Practical Attitude

      • Zhou Ji Hong
      Pages 419-426

  2. Social and Biological Sciences

    1. Scientific Realism and Some Peculiarities of Economics

      • Uskali Mäki
      Pages 427-447

    2. Realism and Antirealism in Evolutionary Biology

      • Timothy Shanahan
      Pages 449-466

    3. Anti-Realism and the Complementarity Model of Mind-Brain

      • Paul C. L. Tang, Ralph W. Brown III
      Pages 467-479

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 481-495
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Boston University, USA

    Robert S. Cohen

  • University of Turku, Finland

    Risto Hilpinen

  • University of Miami, USA

    Risto Hilpinen

  • Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, USA

    Qiu Renzong

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Realism and Anti-Realism in the Philosophy of Science

  • Editors: Robert S. Cohen, Risto Hilpinen, Qiu Renzong

  • Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8638-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3233-6Published: 31 October 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4493-8Published: 15 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8638-2Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0068-0346

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 495

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, History, general, Metaphysics

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