Scientific realism, relativism and the problem of theory choice in science / Tee Sim Hui

• Main Author: Tee, Sim Hui
• Format: Thesis
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/1/1%2DFront_Cover.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/2/2%2DTitle_Page.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/3/3%2DABSTRACT.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/4/4%2DABSTRAK.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/5/5%2DAcknowledgements.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/6/6%2DTable_of_Contents.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/7/7%2DChapter_1.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/8/8%2DChapter_2.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/9/9%2DChapter_3.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/10/10%2DChapter_4.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/11/11%2DEnd_Note_of_Chapter_4.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/12/12%2DChapter_5.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/13/13%2DEnd_Notes_of_Chapter_5.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/14/14%2DChapter_6.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/15/15%2DReferences.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4521/

Theory choice in science is a central and fascinating issue in the literature of philosophy of science that has been argued from different perspectives. One of the important problems in the thesis of theory choice is the rationality of theory choice. Interestingly, philosophers of science incline t...