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General Philosophy of Science Edited by Gabriele Contessa (Carleton University)

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Paradox of Confirmation (15)

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Induction and Other Minds* (9)

Inductive Logic* (62)

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Inductive Skepticism (5)

Justification of Induction (25)

New Riddle of Induction (11)

Probabilistic Reasoning* (317 / 14)

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Abductive Replies to Skepticism* (6)

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Abduction and Scientific Realism* (7)

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History of Science (31)

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Reduction and Interlevel Relations (149 / 7)

Emergence* (155)

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Cognitive Significance in Science (16)

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Scientific Realism (391 / 3)

Varieties of Scientific Realism (99 / 2)

Convergent Realism (10)

Entity Realism (7)

Structural Realism (57)

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Alternatives to Scientific Realism (104 / 5)

Constructive Empiricism (32)

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Natural Ontological Attitude (5)

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Social Constructionism about Science (9)

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Arguments For and Against Scientific Realism (43)

Convergence and Scientific Realism (2)

Abduction and Scientific Realism (7)

Novel Predictions and Scientific Realism (1)

The Observation-Theory Distinction* (8)

Underdetermination of Theory by Data* (10 / 5)

Historical Arguments Against Scientific Realism (6)

The Miracle Argument for Scientific Realism (6)

Arguments For and Against Scientific Realism, Misc (21)

Truth and Verisimilitude (63)

Scientific Truth (13)

Verisimilitude (49)

Truth and Verisimilitude, Misc (1)

Scientific Realism, Misc (81)

Sociology of Science (45)

Theories and Models (262 / 1)

The Nature of Theories (16 / 2)

The Received View of Theories (0)

Research Programs (1)

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The Nature of Theories, Misc (0)

Theoretical Virtues (41 / 5)

Aesthetic Virtues in Science (1)

Epistemological Conservatism (0)

Falsifiability (28)

Nonempirical Virtues (0)

Simplicity and Parsimony (7)

Theoretical Virtues, Misc (0)

Underdetermination of Theory by Data (10 / 5)

Nonempirical Virtues* (0)

Empirically Equivalent Theories (1)

Underdetermination of Theory by Data, Misc (4)

Models and Idealization (194 / 1)

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Approximation (2)

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