The Problem of Unobserved Anomalies

Filosofija. Sociologija 29 (1):4-12 (2018)
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Abstract

Scientific antirealism, the view that successful theories are empirically adequate, is untenable in light of the problem of unobserved anomalies that since past scientists could not observe the anomalies that caused the replacement of past theories with present theories, present scientists also cannot observe the anomalies that will cause the replacement of present theories with future theories. There are several moves that antirealists would be tempted to make to get around the problem of unobserved anomalies. All of them, however, are problematic.

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Seungbae Park
Ulsan National Institute Of Science And Technology

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