Motivational Realism: The Natural Classification for Pierre Duhem
2003; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 70; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/377394
ISSN1539-767X
Autores Tópico(s)Classical Philosophy and Thought
ResumoThis paper addresses a central interpretive problem in understanding Pierre Duhem's philosophy of science. The problem arises because there is textual support for both realist and antirealist readings of his work. I argue that his realist and antirealist claims are different. For Duhem, scientific reasoning leads straight to antirealism. But intuition (reasons of the heart) motivates, without justifying, a kind of realism. I develop this idea to suggest a motivational realist interpretation of Duhem's philosophy.
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