creators_name: Abbas, Afsar type: preprint datestamp: 2005-11-15 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:14 metadata_visibility: show title: A " RIP VAN WINKLE HYPOTHESIS " TO RESOLVE THE REALISM - ANTIREALISM DEBATE subjects: phil-sci full_text_status: public keywords: realism, antrealism, no-miracles agument abstract: The intensity of debate between the realists and antirealists shows no sign of abating. Here a new hypothesis is proposed to resolve the issue. The requirement of consistency and continuity are built-in in the methodology of this hypothesis. This new hypothesis supports realism. date: 2005-11 date_type: published refereed: FALSE referencetext: Goedel, K. (1931), " Ueber formal untenstche ... ", Mh. Math. Phys., 38, 173-198 Hilbert, D. (1926), " Ueber das unendliche ", Math. Annln, 95 , 161-190 Ladyman, J. (2002), " Understanding philosophy of science ", Routledge, London Murphy, N. (1990), " Scientific realism and postmodern philosophy ". Brit. J. Phil. Sci., 41, 291-303 Putnam, H. (1975), " Mathematics, matter and method: philosophical papers " Vol I, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge citation: Abbas, Dr. Afsar (2005) A " RIP VAN WINKLE HYPOTHESIS " TO RESOLVE THE REALISM - ANTIREALISM DEBATE. [Preprint] document_url: http://cogprints.org/4619/1/psrvw.pdf