The Relativity of Theory by Moti Mizrahi: Pandemics and Pathogens: What’s at Stake in the Debate Over Scientific Realism?

Margaret Greta Turnbull

The Relativity of Theory by Moti Mizrahi: Pandemics and Pathogens: What’s at Stake in the Debate Over Scientific Realism? [Book Review]

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A (forthcoming)

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Abstract

I provide a critical review of Moti Mizrahi's The Relativity of Theory, expounding on the book's strengths and then providing an extended argument that Mizrahi mischaracterizes the epistemic attitude of concern to antirealism about science as well as the practical stakes involved in adopting the antirealist position.

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Scientific Realism COVID-19 Epistemology of Science Epistemology of Medicine

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Arguments For and Against Scientific Realism in General Philosophy of Science

COVID-19 in Philosophy of Science, Misc

History of Science, Misc in General Philosophy of Science

Pandemics in Philosophy of Science, Misc

Scientific Realism, Misc in General Philosophy of Science

Scientific Truth in General Philosophy of Science

Varieties of Scientific Realism in General Philosophy of Science

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10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.04.003

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