Real Realism: The Galilean Strategy

Philosophical Review 110 (2):151 (2001)
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There are almost as many versions of realism as there are antirealists, each ready to supply a preferred characterization before undertaking demolition. Even in the case of scientific realism, my topic here, I recognize two major antirealist themes.

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