The Reality of the Unobservable: Observability, Unobservability and their Impact on the Issue of Scientific Realism

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The reality of the unobservable : observability, unobservability, and their impact on the issue of scientific realism / edited by Evandro Agazzi and Massimo Pauri Publish Info Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2000 [Hide] Library Holdings Cleveland State John Carroll U Ohio State U U of Akron CWRU Kent State U Ohio U U of Cincinnati Library Location Online Version Call Number/Serial Holdings Status Cleveland State 4th Floor Book Stacks Q174 .B67 vol.215 AVAILABLE CWRU KSL Stacks 3rd Floor Q174.B67 v. 215 AVAILABLE John Carroll U General Collection Q175 .B73 v.215 AVAILABLE Kent State U MAIN See building guide Q175 .B73 v. 215 AVAILABLE Ohio State U Thompson Library Stacks 10th Floor Q175 .B733 v.215 c.2 AVAILABLE Ohio U Alden 7th Floor Q174 .B67 v.215 AVAILABLE U of Akron Bierce Q175 .B7312 v.215 AVAILABLE U of Cincinnati LANGSAM Stacks Q175 .R337 2000 AVAILABLE [Hide] Contents Observability and Scientific Realism / Evandro Agazzi, Massimo Pauri 1 Section Summaries 8 The Origin of Scientific Realism: Boltzman, Planck, Einstein / Erhard Scheibe 31 Observability and Referentiality / Evandro Agazzi 45 A new Approach to Human Cognition and its Significance for the Philosophy of Science / Paul M. Churchland 59 Abduction and Non-Observability - Some Examples from Language Science and the Cognitive Science / Jean P. Descles 87 'Scientific Realism' and Scientific Practice / Roberto Torretti 113 Random Philosophy / Peter Galison 123 Formal Representation and the Subjective Side of Scientific Realism / Mario Casartelli 129 Convention and Observability - Poincare once again / Gerhard Heinzmann 137 Scientific Realism, Objectivity, and 'Technological Realism' / Ramon Queralto 145 Testability and Empiricism / Dudley Shapere 153 Observing the Unobservable / Jan Faye 165 What does it Mean to Observe Physical Reality? / Giovanni Boniolo 177 Realism, and the Case of Rival Theories without Observable Differences / Alberto Cordero 191 Measurability, Computability and the Existence of Theoretical Entities / Mauro Dorato 207 Observation, Construction and Speculation in Cosmology / Jesus Mosterin 219 Where did the Notion that Forces are Unobservable come from? / Mark Wilson 231 Quantum Mechanics without the Observables / Nancy Cartwright 241 Observation, Contextuality and Realism / Bernard D'Espagnat 251 Leibniz, Kant and the Quantum - A Provocative Point of View about Observation, Space-Time, and the Mind-Body Issue / Massimo Pauri 257 Efficient and Final Causes as CPT Reciprocals / Olivier Costa De Beauregard 283 Observability and Realism in Modern Experiments with Correlated Quantum Systems / Charles P. Enz 293 Quantum Mechanics, Realism and the Ultimate Observer / Bernulf Kanitscheider 311 Individualistic and Statistical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics / Peter Mittelstaedt 317 How to Observe Quarks / Brigitte Falkenburg 329 Common Experience and Quantum Theory - Observables and Beables / Giovanni M. Prosperi 343 On the Relationships between Classical and Quantum Mechanics / Enrico G. Beltrametti, Slawomir Bugajski 353 Descript'n vii, 365 p. : ill. ; 25 cm Series Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 215 Note Includes bibliographical references and index Contents History -- General philosophy, scientific realism -- Philosophy of observation -- Philosophy of quantum theory -- Specific issues of observability in quantum theory Subjects Observation (Scientific method) Science -- Philosophy Alt Name Agazzi, Evandro Pauri, Massimo