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 SaatsiPART I: Historical development of the realist stance1 Realism and logical empiricism –Matthias Neuber2 The realist turn in the philosophy of science –Stathis Psillos PART II: Classic debate: core issues and positions3 Success of science as a motivation for realism –K. Brad Wray4 Historical challenges to realism –Peter Vickers5 Underdetermination –Dana Tulodziecki 6 Kuhn, relativism and realism –Howard Sankey7 Instrumentalism –Darrell P. Rowbottom8 Empiricism –Otavio Bueno9 Structural realism and its variants –Ioannis Votsis10 Entity realism –Matthias Egg11 Truthlikeness and Approximate Truth –Gerhard SchurzPART III: Perspectives on contemporary debates12 Global versus local arguments for realism –Leah Henderson13 Perspectivism –Michela Massimi14 Is pluralism compatible with scientific realism? –Hasok Chang15 Scientific progress –Ilkka Niiniluoto16 Realism and the limits of explanatory reasoning –Juha Saatsi17 Unconceived alternatives and the Strategy of Historical Ostension –P. Kyle Stanford18 Realism, antirealism, epistemic stances, and voluntarism –Anjan Chakravartty19 Modeling and realism: strange bedfellows? –Arnon Levy20 Success and scientific realism: considerations from the philosophy of simulation –Eric Winsberg and Ali Mirza21 Scientific realism and social epistemology –Martin Kusch PART IV: The realism debate in disciplinary context22 Scientific realism and high energy physics –Richard Dawid23 Getting real about quantum mechanics –Laura Ruetsche 24 Scientific realism and primordial cosmology –Jeremy Butterfield25 Three kinds of realism about historical science –Derek Turner26 Scientific realism and the earth sciences –Teru Miyake27 Scientific realism and chemistry –Paul Needham28 Realism about cognitive science –Mark Sprevak29 Scientific realism and economics –Harold KincaidPART V: Broader reflections30 Realism and theories of truth –Jamin Asay 31 Realism and metaphysics –Steven French32 Mathematical realism and naturalism –Mary Leng 33 Scientific realism and epistemology –Alexander Bird34 Natural kinds for the scientific realist –Matthew Slater Index

'This is a state-of-the-art overview of the debate about scientific realism, a perfect guide for both scholars and graduate students in metaphysics and philosophy of science.'Michael Esfeld, University of Lausanne, Switzerland"The Routledge Handbook of Scientific Realismis indeed and truly an insightful and understandable state-of-the-art presentation of its subject. Though presumably you will be not converted into a realist after reading the whole handbook, it will be harder to resist realist reasoning without further ado. Really recommended."Adam Tamas Tuboly, Institute of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences