Overview One of the most fundamental questions philosophy of science raises involves the problem of scientific realism, which asks us to think about the status of scientific claims. For instance, when your chemistry teacher talks about atoms, are these real entities (and what does that mean?) or are they just a linguistic model that’s a … Scientific Realism and the Weird World
Using the questions in the Discussion Questions tab above, have students answer each question on a sheet of paper. Next, have a discussion around some of the questions. Some students would probably agree with the position in metaphysics that maintains that all real things are real in the same way. This position holds that something … Numbers and Reality
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