Scientific realism and democratic society : : the philosophy of Philip Kitcher / / edited by Wenceslao J. Gonzalez.

• Superior document: Poznań studies in the philosophy of the sciences and the humanities ; v. 101
• TeilnehmendeR: González, Wenceslao J.; Kitcher, Philip, 1947-
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam ;, New York : : Rodopi,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Poznań Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities 101.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (423 p.)
• Notes: Papers presented at a conference held in Spain, at the University of A Coruña, Ferrol campus.; Includes a contribution by Philip Kitcher, entitled Second thoughts (p. [353]-389).

Philip Kitcher is among the key philosophers of science of our times. This volume offers an up to date analysis of his philosophical perspective taking into account his views on scientific realism and democratic society. The contributors to the volume focus on four different aspects of Kitcher’s tho...