Livre | Chapitre
Experimentation and scientific realism
pp. 162-181
Résumé
Experimental physics provides the strongest evidence for scientific realism. Entities that in principle cannot be observed are regularly manipulated to produce new phenomena and to investigate other aspects of nature. They are tools, instruments not for thinking but for doing.
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
Tauber Alfred (1997) Science and the quest for reality. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 162-181
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-25249-7_7
Citation complète:
Hacking Ian, 1997, Experimentation and scientific realism. In A. Tauber (ed.) Science and the quest for reality (162-181). Dordrecht, Springer.