This text presents a defence of scientific realism against sceptical and positivist attacks. It relies on the importance of models in scientific work. Using the "type hierarchy", a technique of knowledge representation drawn from artificial intelligence, it provides an account of these models.
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978-0-8126-9288-4 (9780812692884)
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Professor of Philosophy, State University of New York, USA
Fellow, Linacre College, Oxford and Professsor of Psychology, Georgetown University, USA
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, State University of New York, USA
