The Reality of the Unobservable : Observability, Unobservability and Their Impact on the Issue of Scientific Realism /

The debate on realism in physics is usually focused on the reality of unobservable entities admitted in physical theories. This reality has been often denied (e.g., by Bas van Fraassen). The present book shows that observability is a very complex notion that does not really have direct implications...

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Main Author:	Agazzi, Evandro
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Pauri, Massimo
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2000.
Series:	Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; 215.
Subjects:	Philosophy (General) Genetic epistemology. Science > Philosophy. Artificial intelligence. Quantum theory. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book