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Entity Realism Meets Perspectivism

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Relying on the notion of “overlapping perspectives,” this paper argues that entity realism and perspectivism are complementary. According to entity realism, it is justified to maintain a positive attitude toward the existence of unobservable entities with which multiple experimental interactions are possible. Perspectivism also explains that our beliefs about these entities are bounded by historically contingent theoretical and instrumental perspectives. The argument of the paper is developed through a discussion of Ronald Giere’s versions of realism: entity realism, constructive realism, and perspectival realism.

Source: Acta Analytica

DOI: 10.1007/s12136-023-00554-3

Author: Mahdi Khalili

Institutions: University of Graz, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,890

Funders: University of Oxford, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz