The symbolic utility and heuristic value of scientific realism. A pragmatic defense

Armando Cíntora

Resumen


A pragmatic defense of scientific realism is offered; this vindication hinges on the likely superior heuristic force of a realist stance, a superiority that outcomes from the symbolic value that the search and attainment of truths has for many scientists.

 

Key words: Scientific realism, agnostic empiricism, symbolic utility, heuristic value, observables, unobservables.

 


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