Lexicon of Arguments

 Philosophical and Scientific Issues in Dispute
 
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I 47
Realism/Hacking: I am a realist. I believe that there are electrons because we can "spray" them (in an experiment).
>Ontology, >Experiments.
I 52
Theory-Realism/Russell/Hacking: theory realism has shown that theoretical entities can be mere logical constructions, e.g. quarks are shorthand for a complex expression.
>Theoretical entities.
I 54
Theory-Realism: theories are true/false independent of our knowledge.
>Truth values, >Bivalence.
Anti-realism: theories are at best justified, but never believable.
>Anti-realism.
I 69
There are electrons not because they are the building blocks, but because they stand in certain causal chains - building blocks do not explain anything.
>Causal relation, >Causal explanation.
I 234
Realism/Hacking: all the problems with realism only arise because we have alternative representation systems.
>Representation.

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