Abstract
Van Fraassen’s Empiricist Structuralism has been threatened by what is known as the loss of reality objection: the pre-eminence of pragmatic factors in the scientific representation of phenomena seems to neglect the role of the world itself in the adequacy of theories. One of van Fraassen’s weapons for addressing to this objection is a set of methodological rules he calls criterion of empirical grounding. In the present work we question the effectiveness of this criterion (and the methodological strategy in general) to avoid objections such as the loss of reality.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Principia: an international journal of epistemology
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
