Outputs (4)

Is science inconsistent? (2013)
Other
Vickers, P. (2013). Is science inconsistent?

Understanding Inconsistent Science (2013)
Book
Vickers, P. (2013). Understanding Inconsistent Science. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199692026.001.0001

In recent years philosophers of science have urged that many scientific theories are extremely useful and successful despite being internally inconsistent. Via an investigation of eight alleged 'inconsistent theories' in the history of science, Peter... Read More about Understanding Inconsistent Science.

A Confrontation of Convergent Realism (2013)
Journal Article
Vickers, P. (2013). A Confrontation of Convergent Realism. Philosophy of Science, 80(2), 189-211. https://doi.org/10.1086/670297

For many years—and with some energy since Laudan’s “Confutation of Convergent Realism” (1981)—the scientific realist has sought to accommodate examples of false-yet-successful theories in the history of science. One of the most prominent strategies i... Read More about A Confrontation of Convergent Realism.

Scientific Theory Eliminativism (2013)
Journal Article
Vickers, P. (2014). Scientific Theory Eliminativism. Erkenntnis, 79(1), 111-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-013-9471-2

The philosopher of science faces overwhelming disagreement in the literature on the definition, nature, structure, ontology, and content of scientific theories. These disagreements are at least partly responsible for disagreements in many of the deba... Read More about Scientific Theory Eliminativism.