On the Absolute and Relative Pessimistic Inductions: A Reply to S. Park.
This article explores the pessimistic induction argument against scientific realism, which suggests that because past scientific theories have been proven wrong, we should be skeptical of our current theories. The author examines two versions of this argument, the Absolute Pessimistic Induction (API...
| Publicado en: | Problems / Problemos Vol. 105; pp. 208 - 214 |
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Vilnius University
2024
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