Models, scientific realism, the intelligibility of nature, and their cultural significance
In this article, I will view realist and non-realist accounts of scientific models within the larger context of the cultural significance of scientific knowledge. I begin by looking at the historical context and origins of the problem of scientific realism, and claim that it is originally of cultura...
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Elsevier
2011
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/9347/1/Models%2C_scientific_realism%2C_the_intelligibility_or_nature%2C_and_their_cultural_significance.pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/9347/2/Models%2C_scientific_realism%2C_the_intelligibility_of_nature%2C_and_their_cultural_significance.pdf |