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. 2021 Aug:88:193-208.
doi: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.05.011. Epub 2021 Jul 2.

Cosmological realism

David Merritt  1
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Cosmological realism

David Merritt. Stud Hist Philos Sci. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

I discuss the relevance of the current predicament in cosmology to the debate over scientific realism. I argue that the existence of two, empirically successful but ontologically inconsistent cosmological theories presents difficulties for the realist position.

Keywords: Abduction; Cosmology; Dark matter; Scientific realism.

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