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View SchemaAn " Instrumentalism to Realism " Hypothesis
| Authors | Afsar Abbas |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0511044 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0511044 |
Abstract
It is proposed here that all successful and complete theories always proceed through an intermediate stage of instrumentalism to the final stage of realism. Examples from history of science (both classical and modern) in support of this hypothesis are presented.
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