
Thomistic Metaphysics: an Introduction w/ Dr. Michael Gorman
Philosophy for the People
Exploring Realism Versus Anti-Realism in Science
This chapter examines the philosophical debate between realism and anti-realism, focusing on scientific theories and subatomic particles. It uses an analogy of children's interpretations of their stomachs to illustrate the difference between useful scientific models and the actual existence of the entities they describe.
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