Emergence in Ontic Structural Realism
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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Realizm strukturalny a problem reprezentacji w nauce w kontekście sporu o realizm naukowy
The aim of this article is to present structural realism as a realistic position in the discussion around scientific realism – its selected advantages and weaknesses.
Janina Buczkowska
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Systemic Geopolitical Analysis in the research of power distribution in Eastern Europe [PDF]
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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Conceptualization of Theoretical Ideas on Religious Security in the Context of Western Studies of Interaction Between Society and Religion [PDF]
The article analyzes the problems of religious security presented in modern research concepts. The article is aimed at proving the idea that in Western science the problems of religious security are conceptualized within the framework of discussing the ...
Artem V. Zhukov +2 more
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FROM SCIENTIFIC STRUCTURALISM TO TRANSCENDENTAL STRUCTURALISM [PDF]
In the current debate between scientific realism and empiricism, both sides seem to embrace some sort of structuralism as an important component of their descriptions of science.
Patricia Kauark-Leite +1 more
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Structural Realism, Classical Realism and Human Nature [PDF]
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 ...
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HOLISM AND STRUCTURAL REALISM [PDF]
We first introduce structural realism as a position in the metaphysics of science, pointing out the way in which this position replaces intrinsic properties with relations so that it amounts to a holistic in contrast to an atomistic metaphysics. We argue in favour of a moderate version of structural realism that puts objects and relations on the same ...
Esfeld, Michael, Lam, Vincent
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The Explanatory Power of Structural Realism in the 21st Century: the Eastern Partnership, Russian Expansionism and the War in Ukraine [PDF]
While the scope of the paper is to assess the actions undertaken by the European Union towards the FSU-CIS (the former Soviet Union, Commonwealth of Independent States) which was manifested through the Eastern Partnership Initiative in the years 2008 ...
Maciej Herbut, Renata Kunert-Milcarz
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Two Dogmas of Structural Realism. A Confirmation of a Philosophical Death Foretold
Twenty years ago John Worrall offered an alleged non-standard viable form of scientific realism under the name structural realism. Structural realism was supposed to be both an alternative to standard scientific realism and viable form of realism.
Andrés Rivadulla
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Structures and Structural Realism [PDF]
Summary: The `ontic' form of structural realism (OSR), roughly speaking, admits a complete elimination of the objects in the discourse of scientific theories, leaving us with structures only. As put by the defenders of such a claim, the idea is that all there is are structures and, if the relevant structures are to be set-theoretical constructs ...
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