Exceeding Our Grasp

Author	: P. Kyle Stanford
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Total Pages	: 249
Release	: 2006
ISBN-10	: 9780195174083
ISBN-13	: 0195174089
Rating	: 4/5 (089 Downloads)

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Download or read book Exceeding Our Grasp written by P. Kyle Stanford and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume argues that history reveals our routine failure to even conceive of well-confirmed alternatives to our scientific theories, and similar alternatives to our own theories likely remain unconceived. It shows why defences of scientific realism cannot evade the problem and proposes an alternative image of the scientific enterprise.

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