This article aims at discussing an interesting variant of scientific realism recently proposed and defended by Sandra Mitchell (forthcoming), namely an affordances-based and pragmatist variant of scientific realism. We firstly place Mitchell’s proposal in the context of the current state of the debate over scientific realism. Secondly, we summarize the salient features of Mitchell’s proposal. Thirdly, we point out some aspects of that proposal that might require some further refinement and clarification in order to make it less prone to criticisms by both realists and antirealists. More precisely, in this paper we address the following issues: 1) whether Mitchell’s proposal can be classified as a genuine form of scientific realism; 2) whether the fact that in Mitchell’s proposal figure some variants of the no miracle argument is in tension with some other of its features.

Some reflections on Mitchell’s pragmatist variant of scientific realism / Bertolaso, Marta; Sterpetti, Fabio. - In: THEORIA. - ISSN 0495-4548. - 38:3(2023), pp. 389-407. [10.1387/theoria.24085]

Some reflections on Mitchell’s pragmatist variant of scientific realism

Sterpetti, Fabio
2023

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This article aims at discussing an interesting variant of scientific realism recently proposed and defended by Sandra Mitchell (forthcoming), namely an affordances-based and pragmatist variant of scientific realism. We firstly place Mitchell’s proposal in the context of the current state of the debate over scientific realism. Secondly, we summarize the salient features of Mitchell’s proposal. Thirdly, we point out some aspects of that proposal that might require some further refinement and clarification in order to make it less prone to criticisms by both realists and antirealists. More precisely, in this paper we address the following issues: 1) whether Mitchell’s proposal can be classified as a genuine form of scientific realism; 2) whether the fact that in Mitchell’s proposal figure some variants of the no miracle argument is in tension with some other of its features.
2023
Sandra Mitchell; pragmatism; scientific realism; robustness; truth; no miracle argument
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Some reflections on Mitchell’s pragmatist variant of scientific realism / Bertolaso, Marta; Sterpetti, Fabio. - In: THEORIA. - ISSN 0495-4548. - 38:3(2023), pp. 389-407. [10.1387/theoria.24085]
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