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本论文检查科学实在论(scientific realism)与科学反实在论(scientific antirealism)之间的争论。论文论证,科学实在论的问题,特别是涉及科学结果的客观有效性的问题,将仅仅是在后验的(a posteriori)基础上被回答的。是否科学相比其他理论事业产生了更可信的成果,这个问题本身是个纯粹经验性的事情而服从于进一步的经验性检查。因而,我为一种批判实在论(critical realism)辩护:是否科学是客观的这个问题将会仅仅被经验性的、元科学性的调查所回答。我在此得出初步结论:这样的调查将支持这个观点,即科学是一个认识论上成功的事业,因而其确证了实在论的立场。
This paper examines the debate between scientific realism and scientific antirealism. The argument of the thesis, the problem of scientific realism, and especially the question concerning the objective validity of the scientific result, will be answered only on the basis of a posteriori. Whether science produces more credible results than other theoritical causes is itself a purely empirical one subject to further empirical examination. Thus, I defend a critical realism: whether science is objective or not will be answered only by empirical, meta-scientific investigations. I conclude here with a preliminary conclusion: Such a survey will support the view that science is an epistemologically successful undertaking and therefore confirms the position of realism.