Journal Entry 7

Technical Requirements of the Journal Entry:

· Microsoft .docx (not .pages or .pdf)

· Double Spaced, 12 pt. Times new Roman Font, 1" Left and Right Margins

· Minimum 500 words

Week Seven Journal Prompts: 

Write about one or more of these prompts for your journal entry this week. 

· In what ways do I trust science to tell me the truth of reality? 

· Is science important to me ethically? 

· If I question science, am I questioning the nature of reality? 

· If I am committed to strong scientific realism, what would happen if I questioned these commitments? 

· Will science never find the truth of reality? 

Supplemental Online Readings

(1) C hakravartty, Anjan, “Scientific Realism.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Plato.stanford.edu (2017)

An excellent overview of the issues and definitions of scientific realism.

(2)  Liston, Michael, “Scientific Realism and Antirealism.” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Iep.utm.edu (2020)

A good overview of the realism / anti-realism debate.

(3) Musgrace, Alan, "The 'Miracle Argument' For Scientific Realism." The Rutherford Journal, rutherfordjournal.org (2008)

An overview of the No Miracles Argument for Scientific Realism using historical examples.

(4) S tanford, Kyle, "Underdetermination of Scientific Theory." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. plato.stanford.edu (2017)

A good overview of the underdetermination of theory by evidence argument for scientific realism

Supplemental Online Audio/Video

(1) “What is Scientific Realism?” YouTube, uploaded by Carneades.org, Oct 18, 2015. [5:53]  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3DlhNgeqZk&ab_channel=Carneades.org