ARTIFÍCIOS DO INSTRUMENTALISMO CIENTÍFICO
Keywords:
Philosophy of Science. Scientific Instrumentalism. Scientific Realism. Epistemic Value of Science.Abstract
In this essay, scientific instrumentalism in its semantic and epistemic versions is examined, and some difficulties in its strategies for questioning scientific realism are shown.
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