P. Kyle Stanford is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California,
Irvine. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1997 from the Department of
Philosophy and the Science Studies Program at the University of
California, San Diego. His articles on the history and philosophy
of science have appeared in The Journal of Philosophy, Philosophy
of Science, and elsewhere. This is his first
book.
"Stanford has genuinely advanced the philosophical discussion about
scientific realism with his careful articulation of the problem of
unconceived alternatives."--Alan C. Love, The Review of
Metaphysics
"Stanford's book deserves to be widely read. Its central argument
is clearly stated, its conclusion is radical, it engages in a
productive fashion with detailed case studies, and it lays down
several substantial challenges to scientific realism. Lastly, it is
consistently thought-provoking."--Science
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