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A defence of informational structural realism [PDF]
SynthÈse, 2007 This is the revised version of an invited keynote lecture delivered at the 1st Australian Computing and Philosophy Conference (CAP@AU; the Australian National University in Canberra, 31 October–2 November, 2003). The paper is divided into two parts. The first part defends an informational approach to structural realism. It does so in three steps. First,
Luciano Floridi
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Operational theories as structural realism
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 2022 We undertake a reconstruction of the epistemic significance of research on operational theories in quantum foundations. We suggest that the space of operational theories is analogous to the space of possible worlds employed in the possible world semantics for modal logic, so research of this sort can be understood as probing modal structure.
Emily Adlam
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Structural Realism, again [PDF]
SynthÈse, 2003 The paper defends a view of structural realism similar to that of French and Ladyman, although it differs from theirs in an important respect: I do not take indistinguishabiity of particles in quantum mechanics to have the significance they think it has.
Simon Saunders
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Structural realism versus deployment realism: A comparative evaluation [PDF]
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 2016 In this paper I challenge and adjudicate between the two positions that have come to prominence in the scientific realism debate: deployment realism and structural realism. I discuss a set of cases from the history of celestial mechanics, including some of the most important successes in the history of science. To the surprise of the deployment realist,
Timothy D Lyons
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Ramseyfication and structural realism
Theoria, 2010 The Ramsey-sentence H* of any hypothesis H is shown to be a synthetic proposition containing mathematics as a finite component. Far from being quasi-tautological, H* proves to have as much physical content as H itself.
Elie G. ZAHAR
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Structural Realism, Classical Realism and Human Nature [PDF]
International Relations, 2009 Kenneth Waltz's Theory of International Politics is a modern classic, and deserves to be read the way classic texts ought to be read, i.e. in context and in its own terms. Recovering the context in this case is difficult because of the changes in the discourse since 1979, but one difference between the contemporary and the current reception of the text
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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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A Critical Review of Mario Alai’s Solution to the Problem of Underdetermination of Quantum Mechanics Theories in Defense of Scientific Realism [PDF]
Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī, 2022 Empirical underdetermination is one of the problems that challenges the position of scientific realism regarding the unobservable level of scientific theories.
Jalal Abdollahi, Seyyed Hedayat Sajadi
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Systemic Geopolitical Analysis in the research of power distribution in Eastern Europe [PDF]
Nowa Polityka Wschodnia, 2022 The article presents Systemic Geopolitical Analysis, which as a scientific method can be an important tool for studying the distribution of power in Eastern Europe, supporting the assumptions of structural realism with an element of quantitative research.
Erwin Metera
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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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