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March 28, 2026Common Knowledge

Realism for Realistic People: A New Pragmatist Philosophy of Science

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TMThibault De Meyer

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Implication

Philosophical analysis explores how representations define truth in scientific inquiry, emphasizing pragmatic pluralism.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how representations, such as maps, shape our understanding of truth within a pragmatic framework.
  • Philosophical analysis of the concept of truth as proposed by Chang
  • Examination of historical examples in the philosophy of science
  • Discussion of different mapping techniques and their implications for scientific theories
  • Chang's pragmatism allows for varied representations of reality that coexist and serve different purposes.
  • Truth is defined as the ability to perform activities based on a representation.
  • The book argues for a pluralistic approach to scientific theories, allowing coexistence of differing ideas.

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Thibault De Meyer (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c770c08bbfbc51511e0b1ehttps://doi.org/10.1215/0961754x-11984148
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