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Ontic Structural Realism [PDF]

Philosophy Compass, 2017
Ontic structural realism (OSR) is at its core the view that structure is ontologically fundamental. Informed from its inception by the revolutions of 20th century science, it is claimed to provide the perspective on ontology most befitting of modern ...
McKenzie, Kerry
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Underdetermination and Ontic Structural Realism [PDF]

Journal of Philosophical Investigations, 2021
One of the most important arguments against scientific realism is underdetermination, so realists should address the argument satisfactorily and give an appropriate response to it.
Saeed Masoumi
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Emergence in Ontic Structural Realism

Profil, 2023
The paper outlines the understanding of emergence in Ontic Structural Realism of James Ladyman (and his co-author Ross). First, the notion of emergence is explored, surveying the various distinctions associated with it (ontological vs.
Petr Dvořák
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An ESR Framework for the Study of Consciousness [PDF]

Entropy, 2021
I will argue that, in an interdisciplinary study of consciousness, epistemic structural realism (ESR) can offer a feasible philosophical background for the study of consciousness and its associated neurophysiological phenomena in neuroscience and ...
Diana Stanciu
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The Hole Argument, Manifold Substantivalism, and Ontic Structural Realism [PDF]

Journal of Philosophical Investigations, 2021
The hole argument has become one of the main issues in the philosophy of space-time after the article by Earman and Norton (1987), according to which a certain version of substantivalism (manifold substantivalism) cannot be defended because it brings ...
Saeed Masoumi
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Generalism and the Metaphysics of Ontic Structural Realism [PDF]

The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 2017
Ontic structural realism (OSR) claims that all there is to the world is structure. But how can this slogan be turned into a worked-out metaphysics? Here I consider one potential answer: a metaphysical framework known as generalism (Dasgupta, 2009, 2016).
Glick, David
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Is There a Compelling Argument for Ontic Structural Realism? [PDF]

Philosophy of Science, 2011
Structural realism first emerged as an epistemological thesis aimed to avoid the so-called pessimistic meta-induction on the history of science. Some authors, however, suggested that the preservation of structure across theory-change is best explained by
Morganti, Matteo
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Ontic structural realism and the interpretation of quantum mechanics [PDF]

European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 2018
This paper argues that ontic structural realism (OSR) faces a dilemma: either it remains on the general level of realism with respect to the structure of a given theory, but then it is, like epistemic structural realism, only a partial realism; or it is ...
Esfeld, Michael
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Minimal Information Structural Realism [PDF]

Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce, 2017
This paper presents Minimal Information Structural Realism (MISR), that claims that information (signified by I) is an ontologically and epistemologically objective entity (signified by R) and is apprehended as, but not identical to structures perceived ...
Roman Krzanowski
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Possible physical universes [PDF]

Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce, 2005
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the various types of physical universe which could exist according to modern mathematical physics. The paper begins with an introduction that approaches the question from the viewpoint of ontic structural realism ...
Gordon McCabe
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