Realism and the progress of science - Smith, Peter, 1951- (Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1981)
Machine derived contents note: Preface; Introduction; 1. A realist account of scientific progress; 2. The scrutability of reference; 3. A theory of interpretation; 4. Cluster theories of reference; 5. The account in perspective; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
"The basis of this book was a Ph. D. thesis submitted to the University of St. Andrews in 1978"--Preface.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 130-132.
Includes index.
Keywords: Science -- Philosophy; Realism; Reference (Philosophy); Hermeneutics; Analysis (Philosophy)