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Abstract
Success-to-truth inferences have been the realist stronghold for long time. Scientific success is the parameter by which realists claim to discern approximately true theories from false ones. But scientific success needs be probed a bit deeper. In this paper, I tell three tales of scientific success, by considering in turn success from nowhere, success from here now, and success from within. I argue for a suitable version of success from within that can do justice to the historically situated nature of our scientific knowledge. The outcome is a new way of thinking about success-to-truth inferences along perspectivalist lines.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 757-767 |
| Journal | Philosophy of Science |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 17 Jun 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2016 |
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Perspectival Realism. Science, Knowledge, and Truth from a Human Vantage Point.
Massimi, M. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/16 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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CSS colloquium at Aarhus University, Denmark
Massimi, M. (Speaker)
11 May 2016Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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DPG Frühjahrstagung (Spring Meeting) of the Matter and Cosmos Section (SMuK) with the divisions and working group: Philosophy of Physics
Massimi, M. (Invited speaker)
28 Feb 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference