Epistemic Foundation for Scientific Realism

The inferences used to establish realist claims are not a form of, and neither do they rely on, inference to the best explanation. Scientific Realism maintains that scientific theories and hypotheses refer to real entities, forces, and relations, even if one cannot examine them.

Inferentele folosite pentru a stabili afirmatii realiste nu sunt o forma si nici nu se bazeaza pe inferenta la cea mai buna explicatie. Realismul stiintific sustine ca teoriile si ipotezele stiintifice se refera la entitati, forte si relatii reale, chiar daca nu le putem examina.