Philosophy and Scientific Realism

Philosophy and Scientific Realism
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Book Synopsis Philosophy and Scientific Realism by : J J C Smart

Download or read book Philosophy and Scientific Realism written by J J C Smart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1963. In an introductory chapter the author argues that philosophy ought to be more than the art of clarifying thought and that it should concern itself with outlining a scientifically plausible world view. Early chapters deal with phenomenalism and the reality of theoretical entities, and with the relation between the physical and biological sciences. Free will, issues of time and space and man’s place in nature are covered in later chapters.


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