--- abstract: |+2 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. altloc: - http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0511045 chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: [] creators_name: - family: Abbas given: Afsar honourific: Dr. lineage: '' date: 2005-11 date_type: published datestamp: 2005-11-15 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/46/19 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: [] eprint_status: archive eprintid: 4619 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/4619/1/psrvw.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: ~ issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: 'realism, antrealism, no-miracles agument' lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:14 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: ~ pagerange: ~ pubdom: FALSE publication: ~ publisher: ~ refereed: FALSE referencetext: |2 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 relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 12 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2007-09-12 17:01:17 subjects: - phil-sci succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: |- A " RIP VAN WINKLE HYPOTHESIS " TO RESOLVE THE REALISM - ANTIREALISM DEBATE type: preprint userid: 3538 volume: ~