Random Notes Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Empiricist? Associate to who?
A
van Frassen: Just need to “save the phenomena”
-can accept but not believe
2
Q
Instrumentalist? Associate to who?
A
Theories are just tools to predict
-no statement on unobservables or assumption of truth
3
Q
NMA?
A
No miracles argument
Realism is the only theory which can explain the continued success of science
4
Q
IBE?
A
Inference to the best explanation (Psillos)
Accepting theories as approximately true provides the best explanation of their success. So they must be true.
