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"Arguing against subjectivist epistemology, the author aims to revive a rational metaphysics for the practice and understanding of science"--Provided by publisher.
How respectable is metaphysics? -- The problem of induction -- Protocol or basic statements? -- Falsifiability and parameter-adjustment -- Falsifiability, Duhem-Quine and the status of geometry -- The methodology of scientific research programs (MSRP) -- Structural scientific realism (SSR) -- Atomism and structural realism -- Einstein or the essential unity of science and philosophy.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-281) and index.
9780812696035 (trade paper : alk. paper)