Larry Laudan

American philosopher

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In philosophy of science: The antirealism of van Fraassen, Laudan, and Fine
…different antirealist argument, presented by Laudan, attacks directly the “ultimate argument” for realism. Laudan reflected on the history of science and considered all the past theories that were once counted as outstandingly successful. He offered a list of outmoded theories, claiming that all enjoyed successes and noting that not only…
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