Sentence examples for realist discussions from inspiring English sources

The idea that with the development of the sciences over time, theories are converging on ("moving in the direction of", "getting closer to") the truth, is a common theme in realist discussions of theory change (for example, Hardin & Rosenberg 1982 and Putnam 1982).

(See the hole argument and Hoefer (1996) for one response on behalf of the space-time realist, and discussion of other responses).

Host the RAMESES JISCmail list on realist research, capturing relevant discussions about theoretical, methodological and practical issues.

This issue will be especially relevant to the discussion of realist accounts of measurement (Section 5).

The discussion of the realist character of film continues to be a topic of heated debate among philosophers of film.

For discussion of naïve realist theories of experience, and of their interaction with issues about skepticism, see the entries on epistemological problems of perception and the disjunctive theory of perception.

Clustering analysis has sometimes been interpreted as a justification for a realist stance towards biological race (see discussions in Hochman 2013; Kaplan and Winther 2013, 2014; Winther and Kaplan 2013; Winther 2014; Edge and Rosenberg 2015 forthcoming; Spencer 2015 forthcoming).

The characteristics of the intervention that support the choice of realist evaluation are presented in the Discussion section (see below).

However, most current discussions of religious diversity presuppose a realist theory of truth — that there is a truth to the matter.

SP led on the quantitative aspect of the evaluation, contributed to weekly discussions of emerging findings from the realist evaluation and contributed to draft reports and papers.

These discussions can be contrasted with the anti-realist views to be discussed below.