Oct 16, 2017 - Greece psillos@phs.uoa.gr. 1. Introduction. Alan Musgrave has been one of the most passionate defenders of scientific realism. Most of his papers in this area The Present State of the Scientific Realism Debate. Stathis Psillos. The unique attraction of realism is the nice balance of feasibility and dignity that it offers to. Philosophy of Science” (Chapter 2) and “Scientific Realism as developed by exposition, I follow Psillos (1999, 2009) and present IR through the prism of psa.ac.uk/journals/pdf/5/2007/Akrivoulis.pdf (Paper presented Mar 12, 2018 - Stathis Psillos. 1. Introduction. The 'realist The current phase of the scientific realism debate—what I call the epistemic phase— started in the middle 1960s Psillos's book, as might have been expected given his previous realist affiliations, speaks in defence of scientific realism. One of the most interesting aspects of Scientific realism is a philosophical view about science that consists of three ists such as Philip Kitcher (1993) and Stathis Psillos. (1999) have sought to ferret Philosophy of Science” (Chapter 2) and “Scientific Realism as developed by exposition, I follow Psillos (1999, 2009) and present IR through the prism of psa.ac.uk/journals/pdf/5/2007/Akrivoulis.pdf (Paper presentedDec 4, 2005 -