Common Sense, Science and Scepticism
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Common Sense, Science and Scepticism is a philosophical work by Alan Musgrave that defends scientific realism and examines the roles of common sense and critical doubt in scientific inquiry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
epistemology
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philosophy of science ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
critical doubt
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epistemic justification ⓘ fallibilism ⓘ observation and theory-ladenness ⓘ rational belief ⓘ realism vs anti-realism debate ⓘ scientific method ⓘ theory choice ⓘ |
| argumentType |
critique of radical scepticism
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defence of scientific realism ⓘ |
| author | Alan Musgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
limits of scepticism in science
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relationship between science and common sense ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | New Zealand ⓘ |
| emphasizesRoleOf |
common sense in scientific inquiry
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critical doubt in scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAcademicField | philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | realist interpretation of science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Popper
NERFINISHED
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critical rationalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
common sense
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philosophy of science ⓘ scepticism ⓘ scientific realism ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionCritiqued |
anti-realism
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instrumentalism ⓘ radical scepticism ⓘ relativism ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionDefended | scientific realism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Rationality of Induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
philosophers of science
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students of philosophy ⓘ |
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