A new twist to the No Miracles Argument for the success of science |
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| Authors: | K Brad Wray |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Cincinnati, United States;2. University of Wisconsin – Madison, United States;3. LMU Munich – Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Germany |
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| Abstract: | J. D. Trout has recently developed a new defense of scientific realism, a new version of the No Miracles Argument. I critically evaluate Trout's novel defense of realism. I argue that Trout's argument for scientific realism and the related explanation for the success of science are self-defeating. In the process of arguing against the traditional realist strategies for explaining the success of science, he inadvertently undermines his own argument. |
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| Keywords: | No Miracles Argument Success of science Scientific realism |
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