Clocks, God, and Scientific Realism
Scientists, both modern and contemporary, commonly try to discern patterns in nature. They also frequently use arguments by analogy to construct an understanding of the natural mechanisms responsible for producing such patterns. For Robert Boyle, the famous clock at Strasbourg provided a perfect par...
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| Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities$s2024-
2002
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Zygon
Year: 2002, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 555-580 |
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entity realism
B Samuel Clarke B scientific realism B structural realism B John Locke B clocks B Robert Boyle B Nancey Murphy B John Toland B Isaac Newton B Models B Ian Barbour B antirealism |
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