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Philosophy of science

the argument that scientific realism is the only view that does not make the predictive success of science a miracle.

In philosophy of science, no miracles argument refers to the argument that scientific realism is the only view that does not make the predictive success of science a miracle. This meaning comes from Putnam (1975) in Mathematics, matter, and method.[1]

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argument3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs matter2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs Realism3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Putnam, H. (1975). Mathematics, matter, and method. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521295505

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