The Routledge Handbook of Scientific Realism

Juha Saatsi is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, University of Leeds, UK.

List of contributors

Introduction: scientific realism in the 21st century –Juha Saatsi

PART I: Historical development of the realist stance

1 Realism and logical empiricism –Matthias Neuber

2 The realist turn in the philosophy of science –Stathis Psillos

PART II: Classic debate: core issues and positions

3 Success of science as a motivation for realism –K. Brad Wray

4 Historical challenges to realism –Peter Vickers

5 Underdetermination –Dana Tulodziecki

6 Kuhn, relativism and realism –Howard Sankey

7 Instrumentalism –Darrell P. Rowbottom

8 Empiricism –Otavio Bueno

9 Structural realism and its variants –Ioannis Votsis

10 Entity realism –Matthias Egg

11 Truthlikeness and Approximate Truth –Gerhard Schurz

PART III: Perspectives on contemporary debates

12 Global versus local arguments for realism –Leah Henderson

13 Perspectivism –Michela Massimi

14 Is pluralism compatible with scientific realism? –Hasok Chang

15 Scientific progress –Ilkka Niiniluoto

16 Realism and the limits of explanatory reasoning –Juha Saatsi

17 Unconceived alternatives and the Strategy of Historical Ostension –P. Kyle Stanford

18 Realism, antirealism, epistemic stances, and voluntarism –Anjan Chakravartty

19 Modeling and realism: strange bedfellows? –Arnon Levy

20 Success and scientific realism: considerations from the philosophy of simulation –Eric Winsberg and Ali Mirza

21 Scientific realism and social epistemology –Martin Kusch

PART IV: The realism debate in disciplinary context

22 Scientific realism and high energy physics –Richard Dawid

23 Getting real about quantum mechanics –Laura Ruetsche

24 Scientific realism and primordial cosmology –Jeremy Butterfield

25 Three kinds of realism about historical science –Derek Turner

26 Scientific realism and the earth sciences –Teru Miyake

27 Scientific realism and chemistry –Paul Needham

28 Realism about cognitive science –Mark Sprevak

29 Scientific realism and economics –Harold Kincaid

PART V: Broader reflections

30 Realism and theories of truth –Jamin Asay

31 Realism and metaphysics –Steven French

32 Mathematical realism and naturalism –Mary Leng

33 Scientific realism and epistemology –Alexander Bird

34 Natural kinds for the scientific realist –Matthew Slater

Index