Provides a spirited defence of anti-realism in philosophy of science. Shows the historical evidence and logical challenges facing scientific realism.

Scientific realism is the optimistic view that modern science is on the right track. This book argues that the history of science does not undermine this notion

"One might wonder if there is anything new to say about Thomas Kuhn and his views on science. Scholarship on Kuhn, though, has changed dramatically in the last

The incredible achievements of modern scientific theories lead most of us to embrace scientific realism: the view that our best theories offer us at least rough

The lack of public support for climate change policies and refusals to vaccinate children are just two alarming illustrations of the impacts of dissent about sc