The Image of Science -- A Series of Translations of Twentieth-Century Western Philosophy

Author: (American) B. C. van Fraassen (Fraassen, B. C. v.) wrote, translated by Zheng Xiangfu
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Publishing Date: 2005-02-01
Features: B. C. van Fraassen is a professor at Princeton University and former president of the American Philosophical Society of Science. After the publication of The Image of Science in 1980, it sparked significant. In 1985, the American philosophy of science community held a dedicated discussion conference on the book, which was published as a collection of conference papers titled The Image of Science. In this book, B. C. van Fraassen reflects on the debate between scientific realism and anti-realism from the perspective of constructive empiricism, covering multiple fields such as probability theory, quantum mechanics, and explanation theory. It provides a detailed panorama of the debate while also comprehensively showcasing the author's moderate anti-realistic stance.