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ABDUCCIÓN Y OPTIMISMO EPISTEMOLÓGICO
Keywords:
Scientific Realism, Abduction, Epistemological optimism, Inference to the Best ExplanationAbstract
This paper examines scientific realism through the lens of Abduction, offering a critical reassessment of Gerald Doppelt's Realism of the Best Current Theory (BCTR). The identification of Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE) with scientific realism is questioned, and the excessive epistemological optimism of BCTR is analyzed. However, instead of embracing anti-realistic pessimism, it advocates for an epistemological optimism grounded in Charles Peirce's insightful conception of Abduction. I argue that abductive inference remains relevant in contemporary science, providing a solid basis for scientific realism.
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